that and a media landscape that tends to position their definitively non-standard experience as a cultural norm
-
-
Replying to @cmdrspacebabe @BootlegGirl
there's an element of guilt, too. he's uncomfortable talking abt his income & was a bit thrown by my pointing out his actual finance status
1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @cmdrspacebabe @BootlegGirl
no one wants to think of themselves as 'having it easy', i guess, & are uncomfortable acknowledging the inherent unfairness of wealth gap
2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @cmdrspacebabe
I mean, I almost committed myself to a life of voluntourism out of guilt over my global privilege, which would have been bad of course
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @BootlegGirl @cmdrspacebabe
Like, until I got medicated (poorly), I was convinced that I was a horrible person and my only redemption would be moving to the Third World
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @BootlegGirl @cmdrspacebabe
and working for NGOs and living in as much poverty as possible. I decided against that out of selfishness.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @BootlegGirl @cmdrspacebabe
Of course now I realize that had I followed that path, I'd have as likely done evil as good
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @BootlegGirl
yep - the entire narrative of volontourism is a privilege in and of itself. I try to do my share of direct action via donation, but...
1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @cmdrspacebabe @BootlegGirl
it never really feels like enough, obviously.
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @cmdrspacebabe @BootlegGirl
I've been strongly convinced by the (bloodless, soulless, but mathematically correct) arguments your money is worth more than your body
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
Unless you have a highly relevant job and you're really good at it, like you're an expert on digging wells or performing vaccinations
-
-
And the litany of ways voluntourism harms unintentionally -- not least of which is displacing local paid labor ppl rely on
2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
yep. seen many stories abt programs that do useless or even detrimental work bc they have no idea what people actually -need-
1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.