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
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and working for NGOs and living in as much poverty as possible. I decided against that out of selfishness.
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Of course now I realize that had I followed that path, I'd have as likely done evil as good
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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...
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it never really feels like enough, obviously.
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I've been strongly convinced by the (bloodless, soulless, but mathematically correct) arguments your money is worth more than your body
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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
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And the litany of ways voluntourism harms unintentionally -- not least of which is displacing local paid labor ppl rely on
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I mean, my local food bank now charges (a requested donation) for volunteers who want the feel good experience of packing cans and whatnot
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I try to remind myself the feeling of making a difference and the reality of it are totally decoupled thanks to how money works
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And there's really almost nothing the avg American can do that's more helpful than giving their money
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That includes gimmicky stuff like micro lending (almost always less effective than just giving the money no strings attached)
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Yeah I mean, the way I live with myself for both my relative privilege and having had to be bailed out by Internet friends is >
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