setho212 t1_j8cfuh7 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 7:10 AM

Reply to comment by DanielLikesPlants in Violin Player Outside Giant by bird-nerd

How do you know he is not in need? Does the fact that he can or cannot play the violin have any correlation with his financial situation? The way I see it, someone would have to be pretty hard up to choose to rely on the generosity of strangers by standing outside a grocery store whether they can actually play an instrument or not.

DanielLikesPlants t1_j8d8ly3 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:23 PM

people who do these grifts make money off of it. good money too, because generous strangers give money thinking exactly what you are thinking. Thats why they do it. it makes as much as a job.

Also, hes tricking people into thinking he is providing a free service; playing live music on a very difficult classical instrument. Which he is not. So if they tip for that, they were scammed.