So I'm noticing a trend lately and I'd like to see what the general consensus of 56 people is.

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[–]IridescentAnaconda 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I know a couple who begged for funds on Facebook because they were moving. He had a sob story about losing his job because of Covid (everyone who knows him knows he's a loser who can't hold a job); she was going to start school in another state. They move. They get a new car. They go to Disneyland. FB documents it all. Then, suddenly, school doesn't work out for her, and his latest gig-economy job isn't working out. Soon there is another FB request for handouts "because covid and bad luck".

[–]SMCAB[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Certainly along the lines of what I'm talking about here. Man maybe I'm fucked up but I'd expect pitchforks if I pulled something like that. I'd expect someone to walk up to me and tell me to get fucked if I wrote shit like this all over my truck. I just don't get it. It's just so entitled and audacious to me. It's also insulting, I just took my daughter to Universal, I dropped a ton of cash, it sucked, but if I didn't have it, the last thing I'd do is ask strangers for the money, I just wouldn't go. All the while I'd bet dollars to donuts these people made zero personal sacrifices to get what they want.

[–]IridescentAnaconda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is not the most outrageous thing this guy has done. He also asked my spouse to write a recommendation letter for a job for which he lacks at least a decade's worth of experience (not to mention a work ethic and a track record). There are some contextual details that make the request even more absurd and insulting, but I'm going to refrain from disclosing them to maintain some anonymity.