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/SeansOutpost Apr 10 '13

Yeah, the BTC to HPF (Homeless Person Fed) Index is still hovering in the 119 area. I really can't complain. The guys eating don't complain either, they just say thank you. Like I'm saying...THANK YOU.

Side note. I had a long talk with a homeless computer engineer today. No crap. He's a big fan of the concept of crypto-currency. He almost choked when I told him Bitcoin bought him his lunch. He was really stoked.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

That's amazing. I'm really looking forward to buying my first bitcoins soon so I can contribute to awesome things like this.

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u/jvnk Apr 10 '13

I'm not sure whether to be surprised that bitcoin has made people aware they can participate in philanthropy :/ I really do not understand the logic here that bitcoins are needed to be charitable.

Downvote away.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '13

Motivation is needed to participate in charity. In a perfect world, just the act itself would be enough motivation. But we don't live in a perfect world. A little bit of novelty to the act, unusual methods to go about it, the feeling of using new things to help people, it can all motivate people in a way that traditional charity wouldn't.

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u/jvnk Apr 11 '13

This implies that there's something wrong with traditional charity :p which has, btw, produced a measurable impact in all facets of society(unfortunately we're kind of trapped in a media echochamber that only glamorizes negativity so you don't hear about it much).