That's perfectly good. Dimebags can be sold and joints can make flying a sign go by easier. I'll generally kick down some smokes or a joint cause that's what I have on me instead of cash most of the time. There's one dude that I meet by the grocery store who doesn't do any of that and usually just asks if I can grab a few groceries for him. Even if they aren't gonna use whatever you give themselves, a lot of stuff can be exchanged. Like a dime bag is useless if they don't have papers and a lighter (lighters are also a good thing to kick down if you think to keep extras) buuuut as said above it can be sold or traded and I can say as someone who has been, has a lot of friends who have been or currently are and doesn't of my activism stuff based around, so the homeless aren't a nebulous blob to me, you get good at turning anything of some value that you don't need into things you do need.
I've given panhandlers joints and dimebags before lol
That's perfectly good. Dimebags can be sold and joints can make flying a sign go by easier. I'll generally kick down some smokes or a joint cause that's what I have on me instead of cash most of the time. There's one dude that I meet by the grocery store who doesn't do any of that and usually just asks if I can grab a few groceries for him. Even if they aren't gonna use whatever you give themselves, a lot of stuff can be exchanged. Like a dime bag is useless if they don't have papers and a lighter (lighters are also a good thing to kick down if you think to keep extras) buuuut as said above it can be sold or traded and I can say as someone who has been, has a lot of friends who have been or currently are and doesn't of my activism stuff based around, so the homeless aren't a nebulous blob to me, you get good at turning anything of some value that you don't need into things you do need.