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    • evicerate [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      If you get people in a space where you can ask them what they need, they’ll tell you

      I've talked to a lot of people myself and the do tell you want they need. What they need generally involves a lump sum of like $10,000+ to resolve a debt or pay for a project. On top of that they need to earn double their current wage to have any quality of life at all.

      Like, I go around putting tarps on people's houses with leaking roofs but even that costs $100 - $200 in materials not factoring my time. How can even this relatively ineffectual and temporary mutual aide be sustainable without a means to generate funds? I realize I'm coming off straight pessimistic but I truly hope to find answers.

        • evicerate [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Thanks! I do most stuff with my wife, and a couple friends when I can muster them. I loathe the idea of getting a Home Depot sponsorship or having libs involved because that stuff always seems to devolve activism into bureaucracy, branding, and reporting on 'successes' to further fundraising.

          I honestly get more done alone with my personal funds than some of the non-profits in town do with $100k's and a full staff.