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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That always gets me. You're not actually "making a loan" when you donate to Kiva you're just adding to Kiva's capital stock
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They're the ones making the loan, which is good bc you personally deciding whether to make the loan would be stupid
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But they phrase it so it looks like that's what's happening bc it keeps ppl "engaged"
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