Found this on Twitter.
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Found this on Twitter. No idea if it's true, but I liked it.
RT Mr_Husky1@bird.makeup
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I got a piece of mail last month that didn't belong to me. It had my address, but the name was "Sarah Jenkins."
It looked official, so I didn't throw it away. I asked the landlord, and he sighed. "Sarah was the tenant before you. Single mom. She got laid off and evicted. Left no forwarding address."
I looked down at the letter. The envelope was slightly torn, and I could see the words: Final Notice - Storage Unit Auction. All her worldly possessions, her kids' baby photos, her memories, were going to be auctioned off on Friday for a $300 unpaid bill. It was Wednesday.
I don't know why, but I couldn't let it go. I posted on our neighborhood Facebook group, asking if anyone knew her. Within an hour, someone messaged me. They had seen her working the drive-thru at a fast-food place a few towns over.
I drove there. I ordered a coffee, pulled up to the window, and there she was. She looked exhausted.
"Sarah?" I asked.
She looked startled. "Yes?"[Cont'd in alt text as it won't fit]
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Found this on Twitter. No idea if it's true, but I liked it.
RT Mr_Husky1@bird.makeup
[p1]
I got a piece of mail last month that didn't belong to me. It had my address, but the name was "Sarah Jenkins."
It looked official, so I didn't throw it away. I asked the landlord, and he sighed. "Sarah was the tenant before you. Single mom. She got laid off and evicted. Left no forwarding address."
I looked down at the letter. The envelope was slightly torn, and I could see the words: Final Notice - Storage Unit Auction. All her worldly possessions, her kids' baby photos, her memories, were going to be auctioned off on Friday for a $300 unpaid bill. It was Wednesday.
I don't know why, but I couldn't let it go. I posted on our neighborhood Facebook group, asking if anyone knew her. Within an hour, someone messaged me. They had seen her working the drive-thru at a fast-food place a few towns over.
I drove there. I ordered a coffee, pulled up to the window, and there she was. She looked exhausted.
"Sarah?" I asked.
She looked startled. "Yes?"[Cont'd in alt text as it won't fit]
"Be The Net" should be the motto of our modern times!
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Found this on Twitter. No idea if it's true, but I liked it.
RT Mr_Husky1@bird.makeup
[p1]
I got a piece of mail last month that didn't belong to me. It had my address, but the name was "Sarah Jenkins."
It looked official, so I didn't throw it away. I asked the landlord, and he sighed. "Sarah was the tenant before you. Single mom. She got laid off and evicted. Left no forwarding address."
I looked down at the letter. The envelope was slightly torn, and I could see the words: Final Notice - Storage Unit Auction. All her worldly possessions, her kids' baby photos, her memories, were going to be auctioned off on Friday for a $300 unpaid bill. It was Wednesday.
I don't know why, but I couldn't let it go. I posted on our neighborhood Facebook group, asking if anyone knew her. Within an hour, someone messaged me. They had seen her working the drive-thru at a fast-food place a few towns over.
I drove there. I ordered a coffee, pulled up to the window, and there she was. She looked exhausted.
"Sarah?" I asked.
She looked startled. "Yes?"[Cont'd in alt text as it won't fit]
@lproven I don’t spend much time on Twitter these days but when I do the TL exhibits many of these empathic, apparent good news stories. I’ve assumed they’re inauthentic accounts, engagement farming. Same tenor to each: writer encounters someone ‘down on their luck’ who can’t afford the next step they need to take, the poster saves the day with a ‘whip round’ passing over the necessary cash.
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@lproven I don’t spend much time on Twitter these days but when I do the TL exhibits many of these empathic, apparent good news stories. I’ve assumed they’re inauthentic accounts, engagement farming. Same tenor to each: writer encounters someone ‘down on their luck’ who can’t afford the next step they need to take, the poster saves the day with a ‘whip round’ passing over the necessary cash.
@guardeddon Could well be, yes.
It's an inspiring story, even if it never happened, though -- right?
I mean, that's the basic premise of all religions: this stuff never happened, but if you follow this example you'll live a better life.
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@guardeddon Could well be, yes.
It's an inspiring story, even if it never happened, though -- right?
I mean, that's the basic premise of all religions: this stuff never happened, but if you follow this example you'll live a better life.
@lproven @guardeddon Not really. It's mostly AI, for one. It follows regular patterns for click count, often reassuring others that the world is fine when it is not, or that honesty and goodness will be rewarded so there is no need for you to do anything. Just sit there and feel good without acting. It is insidious. There are plenty of true stories of people who are amazing that could be shared as inspirational.
Engagement farming is not that.
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