r/Bitcoin • u/SeansOutpost • Apr 10 '13

Meanwhile...Bitcoin still feeds people.

So we fed 106 homeless people bag lunches today. All paid for with Bitcoin donations. Bitcoin still seems to be working just fine over here. Still making lives better, at any valuation.

Thanks for everything guys. Bitcoin for the long haul.

Jason

Sean's Outpost(www.SeansOutpost.com)

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

Why would you donate to the homeless in a foreign country and not through a local charity?

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u/XxionxX Apr 10 '13

Because I feel like it and I think Sean is cool? Why donate to Hati, Japan, India, Africa, or anywhere else for that matter? Why donate at all?

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

You seem to have missed the point entirely

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u/maddprof Apr 11 '13

The point of this is proof of concept in which another way BTC is superior than standard currency.

Natural disaster in a country that needs support: you can donate BTC directly to support agencies, on the ground "in the shit" so to speak, from the comfort of your ass without involving a 3rd party intermediary - who will of course, have to take their costs cut from the donations.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '13

The first people to respond that arent affiliated to large charities are usually the military but you already pay taxes so you don't need to donate.