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I believe everyone will just take advantage of my generosity and so I don’t even bother helping anyone.
If someone tricks you out of $20 by saying they need it, that says bad things about their character but good things about yours.
Genuinely wondering, what does that even mean? How do you think a person who is homeless or poor would "take advantage" of $5 or food you give them?
It adds up. Especially if you are in a populated city.
I am not saying most homeless people dupe you into giving them money which they later use for exotic stuff, but many do. I really am not blaming them, maybe drugs are the only relief they have in their lives, I don't know, but I can't refute the argument that that money would do more damage than good.
In Germany a lot of „homeless“ people are part of some group of scammers and they might even pickpocket you or follow you around.
Fair enough and thanks for answering. I know that can happen sometimes but, honestly, most people are just struggling. They're not all out to get you.
Problem is you can’t know and that’s why I’m afraid.
But I’m generally not very trustful, so it’s not just homeless people.
Does it say anything about the German culture or is it just you?
I guess it’s also very German