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Dollhousefurniture t1_iu8o5ou wrote

I’ve seen people with chaos and kindness tattoos and bumper stickers. So I feel like they have a following.

Even if they are well intentioned, they film all their kind deeds. To me, filming it takes away the sincerity and makes it feel exploitative. If someone did something nice for me while I was down in the dumps, I’d appreciate it. But then if they filmed me and put it on tv, I’d personally feel humiliated.

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dc551589 t1_iu9zx01 wrote

They’re basically the local cable version of those people who film themselves giving homeless people money or food. Frankly, if I was homeless, I wouldn’t want a camera shoved in my face to “get my reaction,” either. I’d take the money, but I’d feel exploited in that it’s very reasonable to assume they wouldn’t have done it if there was nothing in it for them.

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RCArtworks t1_iuaebjl wrote

They commented their own Facebook video of them giving $1000 to a homeless man. They said - “We choose to share some of the acts of kindness that we do not to be “showy” or to even get a “like”. We share this side because we hope that it inspires you to show more love, empathy, and kindness towards the world. It brings us joy that we can use our platform to spread love. The world needs more of it, and we hope that by you taking the time to watch this, you go out and shine your light on the world. ❤️”

It’s nice to show their positive deeds, but I agree that it seems exploitative. For the homeless man, he might now become a target for aggression or theft now that he has $1000. Do these people consent to being shown as vulnerable in the videos?

I’m 100% for giving help to those in need and donating to charitable organizations….but I don’t know enough about them to say if their “positivity influencing” and “charity merchandising” is ethically right?

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