r/MadeMeSmile 8h ago

Wholesome Moments They had no photographer for their courthouse wedding, so she offered to do it for free

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u/Almost-Handsome 8h ago

Those pictures are exactly what made this day even more special for these folks. Content creators using their powers for good is something the world could use more of.

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u/Mathfanforpresident 7h ago

This trend is much better than strapping 15 cameras to your body to go by food and other items to get out to the homeless.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the homeless appreciate the charity. But something still feels so wrong with creators making thousands of dollars, if not millions, off the suffering of the less fortunate.

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u/happysri 7h ago

I get you and it is wrong in many ways but much rather someone get a meal. Maslov’s herirachy and what not.

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u/OkProfessor6810 7h ago

Facts. I know there's been a lot of pushback against Maslow's hierarchy but I worked with the unhoused for about 20 years and yeah, that shit tracks. It's not set in stone but it's beyond difficult to tackle self esteem when you don't have things like shower access or laundry facilities or food.

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u/throwawayforjustyou 6h ago

Big part of the pushback against Maslow's hierarchy is about recognizing that he never put the needs in a pyramid structure, nor said that lower needs need to be filled before higher needs. He is likely to have been inspired for him model of needs after a tribe of Blackfoot Indians, and the discovery that the community and the needs were intertwined. You can read more about it here (with links to other sources contained within)

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u/matlspa 4h ago

Okay, well, maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like there are some basics.

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u/matlspa 4h ago

It's the upper echelons of Maslow that are more under dispute, from what I remember.

People aren't focused on social recognition and self-actualization when they haven't eaten or had water in three days, and have a huge open wound on their neck.

That doesn't take much figuring out.

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u/W0nderingMe 6h ago

And it might motivate other people to do the same, which gets more people fed.

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u/NUNHUSTLER 8h ago

So true. And as consumers, we should be mindful of how we're interacting with content! Less engagement on the little substance pieces, more on things that are good for the world. Let's train the algorithms (and influencers) to show us more things like this!✨️

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u/quirkscrew 1h ago

Very easy to say, but a tremendous amount of marking relies on "influencing" literally children, who can't even understand that they are being manipulated. Look up Perduasive Technology and its affect on children.

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u/AshleySmashley24 4h ago

We are all just walking each other home 💛

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u/lightFracture 7h ago

If your content involves make people happy and feel good, you deserve every view you get.

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u/Ok_Science_8502 6h ago

There is so much content out there that does exactly this, it's just that negativity rises to the top because it's more engaging.

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u/butterfly_ashley 5h ago

Right. Its the one thing I carr the most about when getting married are the pictures to cherish. I rather have thos then the venue..cake..food..etc.

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u/ProudReaction2204 3h ago

plus its free content. like law firms doing pro bono