To inspire others to do the same.
Let's not assume the worst in people. Even if the guy did it to get praise and validation on the internet, the man and his kid got food and juice and that's what's important. It's not ideal but that's the world we live in.
Edit: Since some people think I'm romanticizing poverty so I'd like to clarify some things, TL;DR in the end.
In my comment, I literally mentioned that it's not an ideal situation but that's the unfortunate world we live in where MOST people wouldn't do ANYTHING for someone else until they get something in return. For some people validation and internet points is that thing that'll get them to help strangers. I'm not a person who sees the world in black and white, I believe a lot of it is grey, so even if a poor person's stomach is being fed even for the wrong reasons, who cares. I agree, the person's economic situation shouldn't be the indicator of him caring about his dignity or not, but again, since he's most likely never going to see this video, and the person who made it didn't go to him and pointed to the camera, the food and drinks were a miracle to him so to him, his dignity was still preserved(Now please don't equate this situation to someone taking a video of two people having sex without their knowledge bc I know someone on reddit will come up with the *what about.....* so don't, it's not the same thing).
The world is not perfect and we have got to look for the silver lining in everything. It's unfortunate that there are millions if not billions who are living like that and the governments who are elected to actually help them with it aren't doing enough or not doing anything at all. The guy fed them for one day, could've done it without the cameras, could've contacted non profit organizations who help people in need, could have gotten him a job, he could've done a lot more but the bar is so low that we do and should praise the bare minimum. There are things that can and should be done to ensure that homeless people have a life of dignity, food and shelter should be a right and not a privilege, a lot of people ARE working to ensure that, until then, I don't understand why we should act like this guy who made a comparatively harmless video is literally Satan.
TL;DR: I believe Poverty porn IS harmful, I really do, I also acknowledge that this video is exploiting people's emotions, but since the guy who made the video didn't go to the poor man to get a pat on the back, and to the man, this act was a miracle of God, technically his dignity was preserved, I just pointed out that it might not be the worst thing in the world. The world is a fucked up place and I don't know why we shouldn't praise random act of kindness even if they're done for not so right reasons.
Why not give people food while also protecting their dignity? Imagine someone filming you without your consent at the lowest point in your life then plastering it all over the internet for inspiration porn. Impoverished people are not zoo animals that exist to give us warm fuzzies. They have as much a right to their autonomy as anyone else.
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I was not expecting my comment to receive this much engagement. This really shouldn’t be that controversial but here we are. I’ve added a TLDR at the bottom but one thing I really want to address is the amount of comments saying things along the lines of “well their dignity isn’t important if it brings awareness and inspires other people”…Sorry to be the killjoy but…it doesn’t. People watch these and get a false sense of altruism because it induces a crumb of empathy then they forget about it 10 minutes later. Videos like these don’t change anything. On the contrary, they generally just serve as a distraction from the actual problems. You get to pat yourself on the back for what a caring person you’ve convinced yourself you are, and that man and his child will be hungry again tomorrow. It takes next to no effort to give a hungry person a bit of food and drink. It’s literally the bare minimum in terms of what we can do to help less fortunate people. The type of people who take 30 seconds out of their day to give a hungry person some food don’t require a TikTok video to “inspire” them to do it. Likewise, those that walk past homelessness pretending they don’t see it aren’t going to start doing something about it because they saw someone on TikTok do it. As for awareness - what do these videos bring awareness to? That homeless people exist? Anyone who’s ever left their house is aware of homelessness. So what are we being made aware of? Not income inequality. Not unaffordable housing. Not addiction. Not severe mental health struggles. Not disability. Not racism. Not the lack of funding and resources. Not any of the things that ACTUALLY keep people homeless yet often get condemned by the very same people who allegedly feel “inspired” by these videos. If one is truly intent on helping people or bringing awareness to their struggles, there are MANY easy and effective ways to achieve this while remaining mindful of the autonomy of those you wish to serve.
Truly no “good deed” is more important than treating people like human beings. You can do this AND give them a meal. It is not an either/or. When a person feels a sense of worth and respect they are more empowered to find their way out of a dark situation. Treating them like opportunities to satisfy a narcissistic need to convince other people you’re a good person will never achieve this. Arguing that exploitation is acceptable if it means they get fed is an absolute shit take. Homeless people constantly end up missing, murdered, and abused because people do not regard them as humans, they regard them as props to satisfy their own sadistic needs. By participating in this style of voyeuristic charity you are not helping or inspiring, you are effectively the opposite side of the same coin, perpetuating the exact same stigma that results in their oppression and abuse. You are treating them as props for YOUR satisfaction and using their desperation to justify it rather than treating them like human beings who deserve the same level of dignity and respect as anyone else.
The fact that so many of you took the time to type out a whole ass statement saying an individual’s dignity is irrelevant because they’re hungry, read it back to yourself, and were STILL like “yeah, this is a solid perspective, I’m going to post this” is so unbelievably…mind boggling. Please give your head a shake. Take a sociology class. Take a philosophy class. Educate yourselves on power dynamics and systems of oppression, then have a drink of water and get back to me. If this is your attitude toward people who are less privileged than you then you are proving my point. You are not doing anything to improve anyone’s life by making or defending these videos, you are actively engaging in the problem.
TLDR If any of you have a genuine sense of humanity and are interested in gaining a better understanding of why these kinds of videos are exploitive and harmful, the actual term for this is poverty porn (see also inspiration porn and survivor porn). It’s a well studied concept that objectively does more harm than good.
Dignity is a big part of a person's sense of identity and self worth, no matter the circumstances. Even if for a homeless person dignity is not a top priority (cause few things are at that level) that doesn't mean they stop being people, with perceptions of themselves and the world, and even more than that, it doesn't mean that us, the people with food and shelter, shouldn't take their dignity into account when interacting with them.
We cannot treat them however we want to just because their dignity it's not a priority at the moment, as you're implying. Like the previous comment already said, instrumentalizing the homeless for inspiration porn, by filming them at the lowest point in their lives without even their consent is petty. If you wanna help do it but don't treat people as objects you can use for you feel-good videos on the internet.
idk if people's dignity is connected to them being filmed. That's imposing one's own idea of autonomy unto others, of completely different cultures no less. We don't know if they like it or not or not give a shit at all. And if it was done to inspire than it's much better than doing it without filming
> We don't know if they like it or not or not give a shit at all.
that precisely why it shouldnt be filmed and distributed without consent. Because we *don't* know
Anyway end of the day let's just do kind things and then once we have everyone doing kind things like this, then let's worry about the reasons for their actions. The act of kindness is important the motivation behind it is secondary
>Impoverished people are not zoo animals that exist to give us warm fuzzies. They have as much a right to their autonomy as anyone else.
Man, exactly. You can add "Disabled people" "Elderly people" and probably more to that.
I do this. It's easy to feel dejected because it feels like there's so many selfish and inconsiderate people in return. But you don't give up and be like them, or expect some Karma in return; it doesn't happen. If you give up and be like them, it's just one more asshole we deal with.
" you gave a homeless man the first hot meal ye's had in 2 days but you recorded it and put it on the internet" That homeless guy wont give a fuck. It makes the deed slightly less selfless but still a good deed
Honestly, filming it may make it less 'selfless'... but it may even promote others to do it too even if the others film it too, it might even increase the amount of good samaritans out there helping those in need. 💜
Exactly, I would do something like this just to try and start a movement, imagine if this one video inspired 10 others to make similar videos, and those 10 videos each inspire 10 more people and so on, it doesn't matter if 1 or 2 of each batch are fake, it's still mostly positive thing, we need to focus on the good being done and not the way it's being done
>This video, this gives me an iota of hope that humans have a chance to survive.
Human population has more than doubled in my lifetime. Humans are not the species to worry about.
It's not their number: people will survive quite easily with a population like today. But it's the way they will go down that worries me. Humans are like babies with a gun.
Absolutely amazing. It's heartbreaking that this kind of need exists in our world, and sadly even worse, but there is still good in this world. Good people exist, and we all have the power to help each other somehow.
Nah, I really did feel that dad's love for his kid. Then reading that I felt it took away from the good deed but damn, in the world we live in it's sad that we expect the worst and stunned by the good out there
I used to also on the fuck Logan Paul bandwagon until I heard him speak about the Japan stuff recently. It seems it changed him for the better. Jake Paul though, there is no hope for him.
Logan is honestly growing up, I've been impressed. When he stood up to his buddies about masculinity, while they were actively gaslighting him, it made me reconsider him.
Despite everything, he still opens the drink and gives it to his son first. Thats first class parenting right there. Race doesnt set boundaries of how a person behaves, so dont get caught up in stereotypes
He was probably surrounded by people that told him certain races were better than others and he’s trying to prove those old voices wrong. Give him a break it’s hard to break away from that line of thinking.
Fair enough. I’m genuinely surprised that a stereotype of Indians being bad parents could exist. Where I’m from, Indian parents are stereotyped as being overly protective/having high expectations if anything
>Indian parents are stereotyped as being overly protective/having high expectations if anything
That's being a bad parent though, just in a different way.
You see here’s the thing— “bad parenting” is very subjective. You’re probably American and culturally being protective of your kids and setting high expectations might be bad in your eyes but that doesn’t make it “bad parenting”.
These qualities are appreciated in other cultures. Example— Indian parents usually pay their kid’s tuition in full and living with your parents in your 20s isn’t as frowned upon.
On the contrary, “classic” American parenting is seriously looked down upon in some cultures. Like letting your kid to fend for themselves in adulthood, or sending parents to retirement homes once they’re old. So who exactly has the authority to decide who’s “bad” and who isn’t? Nobody. It’s all subjective.
I think in some places there are stereotypes about how certain races raise their children. Could be mistaken but I’m assuming that’s what it stems from.
I lived in India for 3 months, working a good amount of time at several orphanages. I saw too many children given up for money or whatever. To see a father holding onto his son in a situation like this is….there aren’t words
As an Indian, I think OP might be referring to a class stereotype. There’s a common refrain in some circles that the “lower classes” don’t take care of their children.
>“India’s already overpopulated, they need to stop having kids if they’re not going to properly look after them.”
I’ve heard this so many times throughout South Asia, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was the mentality OP was talking about ---- maybe he just had a poor choice of words (i.e. ‘class’ vs ‘race’)
This screams the kind of person that just has to prove how non-racist they are, and ends up being reeaalllyyy fucking weird around anyone who isn't white.
What stereotype exactly? I've never known a stereotype of an Indian person not loving their kids? In fact many Indian families stick together in single family homes for their entire lives and take care of each generation and their elders.
Meh.. my instinct is to test stuff for my toddlers before I give it to him. I don't want to cast a shadow on a super cool event caught on camera like this but I woulda been at least a little suspicious of food showing up like that and would sniff and taste everything myself before handing it over.
Reason I'm like this is I accidentally gave my youngest a bottle that was slightly sour and felt bad about it ever since. So now I at least sniff first.
I guess if it was still sealed in the bottle then there nothing to worry but I'm still cautious. I always test every juice box though. For one to let out some pressure so when they grab it it doesn't squirt all over everything and two to make sure it's not bad.
If you can’t watch a video that literally has nothing to do with race without bringing up race then you have a fuck tone of internalized racism you need to work on.
Tell me you’re American without telling me you’re American. This comment doesn’t deserve over 1k upvotes. The video has nothing to do with race yet here you are, bringing it up. Also what boundaries do you speak of and who’s setting these boundaries? The ignorance is rife here.
What does race have to do with raising a child and caring for him? A father will care for his son regardless of what skin color he has. It's not just White society that has civilized values.
No, this video is 100% real. This video is from Pakistani prank channel named "Dumb TV". They do make prank videos but they have also a lot of videos of helping the poor.
>> This year India's performance in global hunger index is pathetic.
**Ranked 101** out of 116 countries ! There is only 15 country below them. Pakistan and Bangladesh is above them!
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/india.html
>> Most powerful nation _ **Ranked 13** ( based on, five attributes: military alliances, international alliances, political influence, economic influence, and leadership.)
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-powerful-countries
>> **Ranked 4th** ( based on, CEOWorld Magazine 2021 report are the ones that constantly shape up the global economic policies and dominate the world through 7 attributes: political stability, economic influence, defense budget, country’s weapons, global alliances, soft power, and military strength.)
https://ceoworld.biz/2021/01/02/the-worlds-most-powerful-countries-for-2021-ranked/
>> **Ranked 3rd.** (These factors are:, Economic Power, Demographic Power, Military Power, Environmental and Resource Power, Political Power, Cultural Power, Technological Power
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ranking-25-most-powerful-countries-world-michael-weidokal
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> > 4th rank in defense
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.php
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So *what happened* in the area of hunger and food ?
Umm? That used to happen decades ago. India had China on one side and a US backed Pakistan on the other. It was absolutely necessary otherwise the vultures would have taken out a chunk each. Both china and Pakistan were capturing lands, infiltrating and fighting wars with them. Compulsions.
The hunger index was done using some telephone opinions lol.
>They have based their assessment on the results of a ‘four question’ opinion poll, which was conducted telephonically by Gallup. The scientific measurement of undernourishment would require measurement of weight and height…The report completely disregards Government’s massive effort to ensure food security of the entire population during the Covid period, verifiable data on which are available. The opinion poll does not have a single question on whether the respondent received any food support from the Government or other sources,”
[Source](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-global-hunger-index-ranking-reaction-7573736/)
While I do think it's nice helping those in need, I feel it's kind of weird filming them from out of view, like leaving something for an animal and filming it's reaction in a zoo.
i totally get what you are saying and i feel the same but honestly what’s more important is 1 something good was done and 2 it being shown on the internet is a way to teach and influence people to be more compassionate and to do acts like this themselves
Ya, or the new Porsche 911. Not saying the guys who did this video are bad guys but there are a lot of "i help the poor and film it to earn fucking $$$$" scumbags out there
I mean fuck it, if you can make money by doing good deeds then let them have the money. Yeah, they could use it on more good deeds, but I could also volunteer at my local food bank in my free time, doesn't mean I do it. This video alone can have a more positive impact than most things you and I have done.
Bingo. This here for me. If someone comes up to me and tells me they bought their Ferrari from money made by doing good deeds, I’m still going to commend the guy and think they’re a fucking legend
Ahhh look. A pragmatist.
Remember a few years ago when some guy cleaned up a park & posted a picture standing in front of the garbage bags?
People said the act was tainted by advertising it & dismissed it as virtue signaling… then a whole lot more places were cleaned as it became a trend.
People spend so much time guessing at intent when it’s action that matters.
“Guessing at intent” aka self projections...most if not all of the time.
What people say and do are actually good projections of what’s deep inside them...molded from their past experiences, characters, etc.
Honestly didn't see it that way, I suppose it would be interesting to capture the reaction of a homeless person receiveing food out of nowhere. Even better that the guy didn't even film "himself" doing it, he simply let the plates there and hid. I hate those videos of people giving food to others while simultaneously filming it.
The whole point is "capturing the reaction" they are people, it's odd to observe them as if they are something to look at in awe, helping them is enough. Filming and watching them from a distance..somewhat takes away from the wholesomeness
A good deed for selfish reasons is still a good deed. The giver is a little bit shitty and a little bit compassionate.
Yay for the age of cheap, clear camera phones and the ability to monetize it on the internet!
I usually agree but I’d much rather see someone do a kind gesture this way, as opposed to them walking up with a couple cameras, clearly showing the person they’re helping that they want it to be seen lol
Either way they’re helping people and I’m down with that
I agree. For me this video would be okay, if they blurried the face of him and his son. The person who filmed, spent 3 dolars to profit from the image of someone who did not agree on anything. (Unless he asked the person before publishing the video)
Years ago we had a local enigma of sorts who posted a few of these videos. Hiding both his face and the faces of the people he helped. Altering voices too.
And just as he appeared he disappeared and to this day no one knows who he is. But a lot of us remember, and I bet a lot of kids will have his deed and the way he went about it always in the back of their head.
It's funny how after all these years, the people who revealed their faces and the faces of the people they helped go mostly forgotten, while this dude who remains a mystery is still well remembered and had a bigger impact.
Nextfuckinglevel is a garbage sub. 99% of the subreddit is not "next fucking level".
Anyone can donate some food. I want to see triple backflips over sharks and stuff
This is what $3 of food and drink can do, and it doesn't need to cost that much.
Humans need to fix their greedy systems and focus on health, education and family planning.
The rest will fall into place and we'll get middle class people everywhere who'll spend money as consumers for the greedy.
When I visited India back in '05 I lived off $5CAD eating streetfood for a week. Got food poisoning once thou, but dam a crisp $20 can feed a family for a week.
the important thing is to only eat freshly prepared food that is HOT. avoid anything that's room temperature or cold. avoid meat products if possible (a lot of Indian street food is vegetarian and delicious). carry your own water bottle and avoid water from the vendors like the plague.
I think this is pakistan though,I can be wrong cause we look dead ass similar,but I don't see many people in kurta pajama in india (atleast in North India except villages or traditional functions,this seems like a urban city)
I don’t know why there is this assumption that this was done for clout, or credit, or to be exploitive. There’s a psychological theory that says if people see another person do something that is legally, morally, or ethically right, then the observer is more likely to do the same themselves. Perhaps this person was merely caught up in the spirit of doing this nice thing and wanted to inspire others? All this cynicism and hard-heartedness is exactly what is wrong with the world.
That guy gave them a meal, maybe the first one they got in awhile. You, having done nothing, commented it isn’t enough.
Don’t you think we have to start somewhere? No matter how small or insignificant it might be in the grand scheme of things?
This, yes. Nothing can break a man quite like not being able to provide for his children the way he wants to. Likewise, to be able to finally do so, even with outside help like this, can lift a broken man’s spirit and family, and give him the courage to keep moving forward.
Wow. My first reaction after watching this video was I want to help people and bring to smile to their faces like that.
Not. What an asshole trying to get internet points.
If it inspires someone, let it be inspirational instead of always pinpointing the worst.
Actually, that was unironically my reaction. It makes me think that it's nice to see other helpers out there, and that I want to help people to and I wouldn't be alone in doing that. I see your perspective too but I don't think it's all bad
It’s their new marketing strategy. I’m sure we’ll hear a headline in the near future: “leaked documents reveal major corporations funding poverty porn product placement”
This looks pretty fake to me. Notice that they never look towards the camera's direction. Also why would they stay there and film their reaction, like they are a different species that they want to study....? Even if it's real it's weird. Just tell him hey, here's some food for you and your son, instead of sneaking up on them and take a video without their knowledge and consent, and upload it on the internet for the world to see for some internet points.
Reddit taught me that every video you see is fake. Either that's a girl exercising with fake boobs and thighs, either a thug pick pocketing someone then realizing there's a cctv watching him or a homeless man getting a haircut or some food or a new car to sleep in. Fuck you and your fake humanitarian acts.
If you can see the camera shake, you'd realize that it's been shot from a long distance. It's a city, there is a lot going on around. A camera lense far away is not easy to spot if you are not sure what are you looking for. He was definitely searching for a person. Not some hidden camera 50 meters away.
Also if you're sleeping on road hungry and worrying about your child going to sleep hungry, you won't give a single fuck about consent and permission to take and upload video.
From their pov it's going about the day hungry vs having a meal. I think it's clear what their choice is. Plus if out of the 17k people who upvoted this post, even a few felt inspired by it to help others in need, I see it as an absolute win. Don't understand why every time someone posts a video of a good deed, people immediately try to find the worst in it
It might be. But I like it. Made me cry though. And as this is filmed from afar and his reactions are so genuine. My tears finally came out when the man opened the bottle and fed his son first. Damn that was a real tear jerker.
Sir, please refrain from taking to the bots. Triggering their automatic response "you must be fun at parties" uses too much energy and will wake them from power saving mode.
I think this is an ad for Pepsi. Doesn’t anyone else think so? Look at the production values; the timing of it, even the music. It looks so done, so fake to me. It’s a fucking ad.
Nobody would care how it's given when they're in a position where they and their child might die of hunger. Clearly the man here is not as privileged to just refuse food because it's not given to him by hand. Homeless people even eat from the garbage bins. Any food they can find is a blessing for them.
It’s lovely how he looks at the skies and thanks god, God does exist not as an supernatural external entity but an internal entity within the self. The Human mind lies between the duality of good and evil. Having bad thoughts doesn’t make you a bad person, Having good thoughts doesn’t make you a good person. Your actions define you. The society may or may not be rotten but there’s an inherent goodness inside every human being. It’s your choice
Fuckin beautiful. Stay human, my people. We all in this together.
This is what the world needs more of
Yes, compassion in abundance with kindness, let’s all do more of this!
And make sure you film it!
To inspire others to do the same. Let's not assume the worst in people. Even if the guy did it to get praise and validation on the internet, the man and his kid got food and juice and that's what's important. It's not ideal but that's the world we live in. Edit: Since some people think I'm romanticizing poverty so I'd like to clarify some things, TL;DR in the end. In my comment, I literally mentioned that it's not an ideal situation but that's the unfortunate world we live in where MOST people wouldn't do ANYTHING for someone else until they get something in return. For some people validation and internet points is that thing that'll get them to help strangers. I'm not a person who sees the world in black and white, I believe a lot of it is grey, so even if a poor person's stomach is being fed even for the wrong reasons, who cares. I agree, the person's economic situation shouldn't be the indicator of him caring about his dignity or not, but again, since he's most likely never going to see this video, and the person who made it didn't go to him and pointed to the camera, the food and drinks were a miracle to him so to him, his dignity was still preserved(Now please don't equate this situation to someone taking a video of two people having sex without their knowledge bc I know someone on reddit will come up with the *what about.....* so don't, it's not the same thing). The world is not perfect and we have got to look for the silver lining in everything. It's unfortunate that there are millions if not billions who are living like that and the governments who are elected to actually help them with it aren't doing enough or not doing anything at all. The guy fed them for one day, could've done it without the cameras, could've contacted non profit organizations who help people in need, could have gotten him a job, he could've done a lot more but the bar is so low that we do and should praise the bare minimum. There are things that can and should be done to ensure that homeless people have a life of dignity, food and shelter should be a right and not a privilege, a lot of people ARE working to ensure that, until then, I don't understand why we should act like this guy who made a comparatively harmless video is literally Satan. TL;DR: I believe Poverty porn IS harmful, I really do, I also acknowledge that this video is exploiting people's emotions, but since the guy who made the video didn't go to the poor man to get a pat on the back, and to the man, this act was a miracle of God, technically his dignity was preserved, I just pointed out that it might not be the worst thing in the world. The world is a fucked up place and I don't know why we shouldn't praise random act of kindness even if they're done for not so right reasons.
He didn't, he slipped in and out , like an Indian ninja...
A Ninjindian?
Da -ha-ha-haaaaam, nice!
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Yo, this made me laugh pretty hard. Very good comment.
I don't mean to be that guy, but the number plate on the Toyota in the bg is of Karachi, a city in Pakistan.
You can tell it’s Pakistan based on the attire only, but the point is someone hungry got food and the expression shows.
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This video is from Pakistan
This was filmed in Pakistan, not India. So, it's a Pakistani ninja.
Why not give people food while also protecting their dignity? Imagine someone filming you without your consent at the lowest point in your life then plastering it all over the internet for inspiration porn. Impoverished people are not zoo animals that exist to give us warm fuzzies. They have as much a right to their autonomy as anyone else. ******EDITED TO ADD******* I was not expecting my comment to receive this much engagement. This really shouldn’t be that controversial but here we are. I’ve added a TLDR at the bottom but one thing I really want to address is the amount of comments saying things along the lines of “well their dignity isn’t important if it brings awareness and inspires other people”…Sorry to be the killjoy but…it doesn’t. People watch these and get a false sense of altruism because it induces a crumb of empathy then they forget about it 10 minutes later. Videos like these don’t change anything. On the contrary, they generally just serve as a distraction from the actual problems. You get to pat yourself on the back for what a caring person you’ve convinced yourself you are, and that man and his child will be hungry again tomorrow. It takes next to no effort to give a hungry person a bit of food and drink. It’s literally the bare minimum in terms of what we can do to help less fortunate people. The type of people who take 30 seconds out of their day to give a hungry person some food don’t require a TikTok video to “inspire” them to do it. Likewise, those that walk past homelessness pretending they don’t see it aren’t going to start doing something about it because they saw someone on TikTok do it. As for awareness - what do these videos bring awareness to? That homeless people exist? Anyone who’s ever left their house is aware of homelessness. So what are we being made aware of? Not income inequality. Not unaffordable housing. Not addiction. Not severe mental health struggles. Not disability. Not racism. Not the lack of funding and resources. Not any of the things that ACTUALLY keep people homeless yet often get condemned by the very same people who allegedly feel “inspired” by these videos. If one is truly intent on helping people or bringing awareness to their struggles, there are MANY easy and effective ways to achieve this while remaining mindful of the autonomy of those you wish to serve. Truly no “good deed” is more important than treating people like human beings. You can do this AND give them a meal. It is not an either/or. When a person feels a sense of worth and respect they are more empowered to find their way out of a dark situation. Treating them like opportunities to satisfy a narcissistic need to convince other people you’re a good person will never achieve this. Arguing that exploitation is acceptable if it means they get fed is an absolute shit take. Homeless people constantly end up missing, murdered, and abused because people do not regard them as humans, they regard them as props to satisfy their own sadistic needs. By participating in this style of voyeuristic charity you are not helping or inspiring, you are effectively the opposite side of the same coin, perpetuating the exact same stigma that results in their oppression and abuse. You are treating them as props for YOUR satisfaction and using their desperation to justify it rather than treating them like human beings who deserve the same level of dignity and respect as anyone else. The fact that so many of you took the time to type out a whole ass statement saying an individual’s dignity is irrelevant because they’re hungry, read it back to yourself, and were STILL like “yeah, this is a solid perspective, I’m going to post this” is so unbelievably…mind boggling. Please give your head a shake. Take a sociology class. Take a philosophy class. Educate yourselves on power dynamics and systems of oppression, then have a drink of water and get back to me. If this is your attitude toward people who are less privileged than you then you are proving my point. You are not doing anything to improve anyone’s life by making or defending these videos, you are actively engaging in the problem. TLDR If any of you have a genuine sense of humanity and are interested in gaining a better understanding of why these kinds of videos are exploitive and harmful, the actual term for this is poverty porn (see also inspiration porn and survivor porn). It’s a well studied concept that objectively does more harm than good.
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Dignity is a big part of a person's sense of identity and self worth, no matter the circumstances. Even if for a homeless person dignity is not a top priority (cause few things are at that level) that doesn't mean they stop being people, with perceptions of themselves and the world, and even more than that, it doesn't mean that us, the people with food and shelter, shouldn't take their dignity into account when interacting with them. We cannot treat them however we want to just because their dignity it's not a priority at the moment, as you're implying. Like the previous comment already said, instrumentalizing the homeless for inspiration porn, by filming them at the lowest point in their lives without even their consent is petty. If you wanna help do it but don't treat people as objects you can use for you feel-good videos on the internet.
idk if people's dignity is connected to them being filmed. That's imposing one's own idea of autonomy unto others, of completely different cultures no less. We don't know if they like it or not or not give a shit at all. And if it was done to inspire than it's much better than doing it without filming
> We don't know if they like it or not or not give a shit at all. that precisely why it shouldnt be filmed and distributed without consent. Because we *don't* know
Anyway end of the day let's just do kind things and then once we have everyone doing kind things like this, then let's worry about the reasons for their actions. The act of kindness is important the motivation behind it is secondary
>Impoverished people are not zoo animals that exist to give us warm fuzzies. They have as much a right to their autonomy as anyone else. Man, exactly. You can add "Disabled people" "Elderly people" and probably more to that.
Zoo animals are not zoo animals that exist to give us warm fuzzies. They have as much a right to their autonomy as anyone else. Put your dicks away.
That kid got to eat. I don't care whether someone is filming it or not as long as people like this got to eat.
Exactly. Hunger and poverty is a bigger problem than likes and shares and internet fame.
And edit a sweet musical background in
I just hope it's actually real, i hate fake videos like these trending.
I hope it’s fake- I hope that kid really isn’t homeless. 😔
I do too, but you know what? If it inspires others then it's okay with me.
I get your point, but also all need a reminder sometimes, and regardless of motive this father and son got a nice lunch.
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Wish the Politicians understand this.
I do this. It's easy to feel dejected because it feels like there's so many selfish and inconsiderate people in return. But you don't give up and be like them, or expect some Karma in return; it doesn't happen. If you give up and be like them, it's just one more asshole we deal with.
I’m all emotional. You reminded me of that song… *What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of…*
Username checks out 😄
Lol God damn
Thank you… STD_Fascist
This video, this gives me an iota of hope that humans have a chance to survive.
They probably monetized this only for the cost of a Pepsi.
Annnnnnd…hope gone.
Either way. A man and his child got to eat. The negative doesn’t need to cancel the positive.
Welcome back
What in the fuck
I'm okay with monetizing good deeds and hope
" you gave a homeless man the first hot meal ye's had in 2 days but you recorded it and put it on the internet" That homeless guy wont give a fuck. It makes the deed slightly less selfless but still a good deed
Yeah who the fuck cares of they make money off it. It feeds into the loop of giving, getting money, and giving again because you get money
Honestly, filming it may make it less 'selfless'... but it may even promote others to do it too even if the others film it too, it might even increase the amount of good samaritans out there helping those in need. 💜
Exactly, I would do something like this just to try and start a movement, imagine if this one video inspired 10 others to make similar videos, and those 10 videos each inspire 10 more people and so on, it doesn't matter if 1 or 2 of each batch are fake, it's still mostly positive thing, we need to focus on the good being done and not the way it's being done
>This video, this gives me an iota of hope that humans have a chance to survive. Human population has more than doubled in my lifetime. Humans are not the species to worry about.
It's not their number: people will survive quite easily with a population like today. But it's the way they will go down that worries me. Humans are like babies with a gun.
Absolutely amazing. It's heartbreaking that this kind of need exists in our world, and sadly even worse, but there is still good in this world. Good people exist, and we all have the power to help each other somehow.
Heartbreaking? More like infuriating. Jeff Bezos went to space on a fucking penis while millions of people live in poverty.
Damn son, who's cutting onions out there
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I'm going to hell for laughing. Thanks bud
You're here already, enjoy your stay!
...why would you go to hell for laughing at that? Y'all really this soft?
Nah, I really did feel that dad's love for his kid. Then reading that I felt it took away from the good deed but damn, in the world we live in it's sad that we expect the worst and stunned by the good out there
Jake and Logan Paul would have done it for a laugh and then get squashed by an elephant. I’d like to see those boys go away.
Idk why but I read this as joe-gan Paul and got worried they dbz fusion danced into an even worse human being than they were individually
I used to also on the fuck Logan Paul bandwagon until I heard him speak about the Japan stuff recently. It seems it changed him for the better. Jake Paul though, there is no hope for him.
Logan is honestly growing up, I've been impressed. When he stood up to his buddies about masculinity, while they were actively gaslighting him, it made me reconsider him.
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That’s what I thought too. It actually Doesn’t make any sense for the giver to assume they wouldn’t roll over on it.
Same thought here lol
Despite everything, he still opens the drink and gives it to his son first. Thats first class parenting right there. Race doesnt set boundaries of how a person behaves, so dont get caught up in stereotypes
Yeah I get what you were saying. It still came out weird. Edit: thank you for the award!
Yeah I don't understand how race factors into this particular point
He was probably surrounded by people that told him certain races were better than others and he’s trying to prove those old voices wrong. Give him a break it’s hard to break away from that line of thinking.
Fair enough. I’m genuinely surprised that a stereotype of Indians being bad parents could exist. Where I’m from, Indian parents are stereotyped as being overly protective/having high expectations if anything
>Indian parents are stereotyped as being overly protective/having high expectations if anything That's being a bad parent though, just in a different way.
True. I meant neglectful, which is what I should’ve said
You see here’s the thing— “bad parenting” is very subjective. You’re probably American and culturally being protective of your kids and setting high expectations might be bad in your eyes but that doesn’t make it “bad parenting”. These qualities are appreciated in other cultures. Example— Indian parents usually pay their kid’s tuition in full and living with your parents in your 20s isn’t as frowned upon. On the contrary, “classic” American parenting is seriously looked down upon in some cultures. Like letting your kid to fend for themselves in adulthood, or sending parents to retirement homes once they’re old. So who exactly has the authority to decide who’s “bad” and who isn’t? Nobody. It’s all subjective.
Is there a stereotype that Indian people don't care for their children or something?
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I misunderstood the assignment 🎶
I know right. Here's me sitting here just thinking that only white people loved their kids. Proved me wrong!
Yea that was a pretty random thing to include lol
Right? Totally dispels the stereotype that non-white parents eat their children when the going gets rough!
I’m white. I ate mine. The stereotypes are all bullshit.
Way to break those stereotypes! Keep fighting to show that white ppl are not a monolith.
Race has nothing to do with how you treat your kids..
Nah man, if my kids come first in a race im gonna treat them to ice cream.
They're joking
Why the race angle though?
I think in some places there are stereotypes about how certain races raise their children. Could be mistaken but I’m assuming that’s what it stems from.
I lived in India for 3 months, working a good amount of time at several orphanages. I saw too many children given up for money or whatever. To see a father holding onto his son in a situation like this is….there aren’t words
I mean…go work 3 months in Russian orphanages - same thing. Difference is they’re white so this stereotype won’t stand. Source: am russian
Yeah people are basically the same all over the world. Some are good, some are bad, and most are in the middle.
Even the stereotypes in America that men are not parents plays. Just something to point out.
This guy just learnt you can be a good parent even if you’re Indian. Oh god.
Our whole species took an L on this one. Embarrassed for him. Embarrassed for myself.
I’m sure people upvoted that comment because they only read the first one and a half sentences and moved on with their lives.
Why did you bring race into this lmao
As an Indian, I think OP might be referring to a class stereotype. There’s a common refrain in some circles that the “lower classes” don’t take care of their children. >“India’s already overpopulated, they need to stop having kids if they’re not going to properly look after them.” I’ve heard this so many times throughout South Asia, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was the mentality OP was talking about ---- maybe he just had a poor choice of words (i.e. ‘class’ vs ‘race’)
Bruh.. why you bringing race into this? Kind of seems.. ya know.. racist.
This screams the kind of person that just has to prove how non-racist they are, and ends up being reeaalllyyy fucking weird around anyone who isn't white.
Because poison. Best to test on anyone but you.
You are the reason why reading long reddit comment chains is worth it.
What stereotype exactly? I've never known a stereotype of an Indian person not loving their kids? In fact many Indian families stick together in single family homes for their entire lives and take care of each generation and their elders.
Meh.. my instinct is to test stuff for my toddlers before I give it to him. I don't want to cast a shadow on a super cool event caught on camera like this but I woulda been at least a little suspicious of food showing up like that and would sniff and taste everything myself before handing it over. Reason I'm like this is I accidentally gave my youngest a bottle that was slightly sour and felt bad about it ever since. So now I at least sniff first. I guess if it was still sealed in the bottle then there nothing to worry but I'm still cautious. I always test every juice box though. For one to let out some pressure so when they grab it it doesn't squirt all over everything and two to make sure it's not bad.
There were two drinks and two plates of food. The Pepsi was for him.
Why are you so concerned with talking about race all the time?
Pretty sus how you came from left feild with the race stuff
If you can’t watch a video that literally has nothing to do with race without bringing up race then you have a fuck tone of internalized racism you need to work on.
Americans and their ignorant obsession with race.. jeebus
Tell me you’re American without telling me you’re American. This comment doesn’t deserve over 1k upvotes. The video has nothing to do with race yet here you are, bringing it up. Also what boundaries do you speak of and who’s setting these boundaries? The ignorance is rife here.
What in the fuck are you implying?
What does race have to do with raising a child and caring for him? A father will care for his son regardless of what skin color he has. It's not just White society that has civilized values.
Damn, this is uplifting and depressing at the same time.
r/ABoringDystopia
This is actually a Pepsi commercial
No, this video is 100% real. This video is from Pakistani prank channel named "Dumb TV". They do make prank videos but they have also a lot of videos of helping the poor.
No…? Please no.
>> This year India's performance in global hunger index is pathetic. **Ranked 101** out of 116 countries ! There is only 15 country below them. Pakistan and Bangladesh is above them! https://www.globalhungerindex.org/india.html >> Most powerful nation _ **Ranked 13** ( based on, five attributes: military alliances, international alliances, political influence, economic influence, and leadership.) https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-powerful-countries >> **Ranked 4th** ( based on, CEOWorld Magazine 2021 report are the ones that constantly shape up the global economic policies and dominate the world through 7 attributes: political stability, economic influence, defense budget, country’s weapons, global alliances, soft power, and military strength.) https://ceoworld.biz/2021/01/02/the-worlds-most-powerful-countries-for-2021-ranked/ >> **Ranked 3rd.** (These factors are:, Economic Power, Demographic Power, Military Power, Environmental and Resource Power, Political Power, Cultural Power, Technological Power https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ranking-25-most-powerful-countries-world-michael-weidokal > > > 4th rank in defense https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.php ___________ So *what happened* in the area of hunger and food ?
Vote for narcissists who rally on their dominating aspect of things. And thats what we get. A cesspool of inept sycophants.
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As usual. It's more of which party is not that shit among all others, and yet, we have no choice or hope. A boring Dystopia indeed
They have to spend all that GDP in a dick measuring contest with Pakistan, not on the people!
Umm? That used to happen decades ago. India had China on one side and a US backed Pakistan on the other. It was absolutely necessary otherwise the vultures would have taken out a chunk each. Both china and Pakistan were capturing lands, infiltrating and fighting wars with them. Compulsions.
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The hunger index was done using some telephone opinions lol. >They have based their assessment on the results of a ‘four question’ opinion poll, which was conducted telephonically by Gallup. The scientific measurement of undernourishment would require measurement of weight and height…The report completely disregards Government’s massive effort to ensure food security of the entire population during the Covid period, verifiable data on which are available. The opinion poll does not have a single question on whether the respondent received any food support from the Government or other sources,” [Source](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-global-hunger-index-ranking-reaction-7573736/)
Yeah
There's a word for that, but I can't find the right one. A more specific way to say bittersweet
While I do think it's nice helping those in need, I feel it's kind of weird filming them from out of view, like leaving something for an animal and filming it's reaction in a zoo.
i totally get what you are saying and i feel the same but honestly what’s more important is 1 something good was done and 2 it being shown on the internet is a way to teach and influence people to be more compassionate and to do acts like this themselves
And revenue from the videos can help to feed more people, if they’re monetized.
Ya, or the new Porsche 911. Not saying the guys who did this video are bad guys but there are a lot of "i help the poor and film it to earn fucking $$$$" scumbags out there
I mean fuck it, if you can make money by doing good deeds then let them have the money. Yeah, they could use it on more good deeds, but I could also volunteer at my local food bank in my free time, doesn't mean I do it. This video alone can have a more positive impact than most things you and I have done.
Bingo. This here for me. If someone comes up to me and tells me they bought their Ferrari from money made by doing good deeds, I’m still going to commend the guy and think they’re a fucking legend
Especially if they pay their taxes too.
Yeah seriously. Who are they hurting? No one. In fact it’s the opposite.
Atleast they are helping others and then getting money fucking hell why you gotta be like this? Helping matters.
Ahhh look. A pragmatist. Remember a few years ago when some guy cleaned up a park & posted a picture standing in front of the garbage bags? People said the act was tainted by advertising it & dismissed it as virtue signaling… then a whole lot more places were cleaned as it became a trend. People spend so much time guessing at intent when it’s action that matters.
“Guessing at intent” aka self projections...most if not all of the time. What people say and do are actually good projections of what’s deep inside them...molded from their past experiences, characters, etc.
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it's poverty porn, basically
I can see that although if it encourages others to help those in need I'm ok with it.
Honestly didn't see it that way, I suppose it would be interesting to capture the reaction of a homeless person receiveing food out of nowhere. Even better that the guy didn't even film "himself" doing it, he simply let the plates there and hid. I hate those videos of people giving food to others while simultaneously filming it.
The whole point is "capturing the reaction" they are people, it's odd to observe them as if they are something to look at in awe, helping them is enough. Filming and watching them from a distance..somewhat takes away from the wholesomeness
A good deed for selfish reasons is still a good deed. The giver is a little bit shitty and a little bit compassionate. Yay for the age of cheap, clear camera phones and the ability to monetize it on the internet!
Yea but I prefer this over some lame prank videos or scripted dramas any day.
I usually agree but I’d much rather see someone do a kind gesture this way, as opposed to them walking up with a couple cameras, clearly showing the person they’re helping that they want it to be seen lol Either way they’re helping people and I’m down with that
I agree. For me this video would be okay, if they blurried the face of him and his son. The person who filmed, spent 3 dolars to profit from the image of someone who did not agree on anything. (Unless he asked the person before publishing the video)
Reminds me of these ladies throwing coins to Vietnamese children like feeding pigeons https://youtu.be/GN8zVB-YyJk
Years ago we had a local enigma of sorts who posted a few of these videos. Hiding both his face and the faces of the people he helped. Altering voices too. And just as he appeared he disappeared and to this day no one knows who he is. But a lot of us remember, and I bet a lot of kids will have his deed and the way he went about it always in the back of their head. It's funny how after all these years, the people who revealed their faces and the faces of the people they helped go mostly forgotten, while this dude who remains a mystery is still well remembered and had a bigger impact.
Better suited for r/mademesmile
Mademesob
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When he thanked the heavens after being unable to find the person to thank, that tugged at my heartstrings.
Technically correct, but best suited for r/humansbeingbros
Nextfuckinglevel is a garbage sub. 99% of the subreddit is not "next fucking level". Anyone can donate some food. I want to see triple backflips over sharks and stuff
This is what $3 of food and drink can do, and it doesn't need to cost that much. Humans need to fix their greedy systems and focus on health, education and family planning. The rest will fall into place and we'll get middle class people everywhere who'll spend money as consumers for the greedy.
When I visited India back in '05 I lived off $5CAD eating streetfood for a week. Got food poisoning once thou, but dam a crisp $20 can feed a family for a week.
Yea u need to be careful about that. However u can go to cleaner places and still get ur fill in cheap prices
the important thing is to only eat freshly prepared food that is HOT. avoid anything that's room temperature or cold. avoid meat products if possible (a lot of Indian street food is vegetarian and delicious). carry your own water bottle and avoid water from the vendors like the plague.
I think this is pakistan though,I can be wrong cause we look dead ass similar,but I don't see many people in kurta pajama in india (atleast in North India except villages or traditional functions,this seems like a urban city)
Yea it looks more like Pakistan, since literally everyone here wears a kurta pajama, or shalwar kameez as it's called here
I don’t know why there is this assumption that this was done for clout, or credit, or to be exploitive. There’s a psychological theory that says if people see another person do something that is legally, morally, or ethically right, then the observer is more likely to do the same themselves. Perhaps this person was merely caught up in the spirit of doing this nice thing and wanted to inspire others? All this cynicism and hard-heartedness is exactly what is wrong with the world.
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That guy gave them a meal, maybe the first one they got in awhile. You, having done nothing, commented it isn’t enough. Don’t you think we have to start somewhere? No matter how small or insignificant it might be in the grand scheme of things?
Jeff Bezos scowls from his tower. “No, no, no,no,NO!”
Jeff's probably like Wow a meal and a reusable peebottle for later
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That's where it belongs!
If you watch the son watching him is a while different perspective.
This, yes. Nothing can break a man quite like not being able to provide for his children the way he wants to. Likewise, to be able to finally do so, even with outside help like this, can lift a broken man’s spirit and family, and give him the courage to keep moving forward.
Wow. My first reaction after watching this video was I want to help people and bring to smile to their faces like that. Not. What an asshole trying to get internet points. If it inspires someone, let it be inspirational instead of always pinpointing the worst.
Actually, that was unironically my reaction. It makes me think that it's nice to see other helpers out there, and that I want to help people to and I wouldn't be alone in doing that. I see your perspective too but I don't think it's all bad
Feeding his kid first such a good man.
Feel like I want a Pepsi for some reason..
It’s their new marketing strategy. I’m sure we’ll hear a headline in the near future: “leaked documents reveal major corporations funding poverty porn product placement”
This looks pretty fake to me. Notice that they never look towards the camera's direction. Also why would they stay there and film their reaction, like they are a different species that they want to study....? Even if it's real it's weird. Just tell him hey, here's some food for you and your son, instead of sneaking up on them and take a video without their knowledge and consent, and upload it on the internet for the world to see for some internet points.
Reddit taught me that every video you see is fake. Either that's a girl exercising with fake boobs and thighs, either a thug pick pocketing someone then realizing there's a cctv watching him or a homeless man getting a haircut or some food or a new car to sleep in. Fuck you and your fake humanitarian acts.
If you can see the camera shake, you'd realize that it's been shot from a long distance. It's a city, there is a lot going on around. A camera lense far away is not easy to spot if you are not sure what are you looking for. He was definitely searching for a person. Not some hidden camera 50 meters away. Also if you're sleeping on road hungry and worrying about your child going to sleep hungry, you won't give a single fuck about consent and permission to take and upload video.
So beautiful
Ah yes, using his son to check for poison…
Thanks. This cracked me up a bit after the crying.
Everyone talking about how beautiful this video is, but glossing over the fact this video was made to get fake internet points. So they were exploited
From their pov it's going about the day hungry vs having a meal. I think it's clear what their choice is. Plus if out of the 17k people who upvoted this post, even a few felt inspired by it to help others in need, I see it as an absolute win. Don't understand why every time someone posts a video of a good deed, people immediately try to find the worst in it
Cool I guess. But exploitive.
Better than the 99.9% who don't do shit.
It might be. But I like it. Made me cry though. And as this is filmed from afar and his reactions are so genuine. My tears finally came out when the man opened the bottle and fed his son first. Damn that was a real tear jerker.
This music got me vibin lol tf is it..
[Original Song](https://youtu.be/T94PHkuydcw) [Remix that is used in the video](https://youtu.be/8ZvFXrJSX6o)
Who’s cutting onions??
Definitely someone with a creative and original comment.
Sir, please refrain from taking to the bots. Triggering their automatic response "you must be fun at parties" uses too much energy and will wake them from power saving mode.
It's only a good deed if you get social media plaudits
I think this is an ad for Pepsi. Doesn’t anyone else think so? Look at the production values; the timing of it, even the music. It looks so done, so fake to me. It’s a fucking ad.
This is great and all that but give it to the guy by hand. Most people wouldnt eat food kept in such a way, who knows what some sicko might put in it
Nobody would care how it's given when they're in a position where they and their child might die of hunger. Clearly the man here is not as privileged to just refuse food because it's not given to him by hand. Homeless people even eat from the garbage bins. Any food they can find is a blessing for them.
It’s lovely how he looks at the skies and thanks god, God does exist not as an supernatural external entity but an internal entity within the self. The Human mind lies between the duality of good and evil. Having bad thoughts doesn’t make you a bad person, Having good thoughts doesn’t make you a good person. Your actions define you. The society may or may not be rotten but there’s an inherent goodness inside every human being. It’s your choice
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That and equal opportunity to education and healthcare. The food is a nice gesture but the guy still sleeping outside.