[kool maudit]

Sometimes I give, usually I say no (mostly true as I very rarely carry cash). I don't observe the "it only goes to substances/it only makes things worse" angle; it feels somehow managerial. Street charity is something decided in an instant based on serendipity or something about a specific exchange with another person. It's not this de-personalized sub-unit of a broad social phenomenon, or at least I prefer not to view it in that way.