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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poverty tourism makes me sick. It was a stupid idea in the first place.[/quote]

Your self-righteousness must give you an upset stomach quite a lot. My guess is it gives others an upset stomach too.

So... you think privileged kids should NOT try to learn anything about the world outside their privileged bubbles? They should just, what, sit at home and hope someone different from themselves will show up at their door and explain how the world works? Or maybe not bother, and just live their lives in happy obliviousness of the fact that right on our country, many people struggle? Assuming we want even privileged kids to grow up to work for social and economic justice, what exactly do you think should happen to magically transform them into socially responsible adults? They can’t do actual tourism because that is bratty. They can’t do community service because you regard that as exploitative. So you suggest... what, exactly? Please educate us, oh wise one. [/quote]

DP- community service isn’t the same thing as unskilled kids trying to do the work of skilled tradespeople. Poor people deserve a well built home. Their needs are more than just a “teaching moment” for your entitled teen. [/quote]

+100

If you truly have a shit about doing service or having your teen understand not everyone lives a privileged life you’d have them volunteering in your own community—or maybe the next one over if you’ve really secluded yourself with the elites. There are plenty of opportunities to sort donated goods at shelters, serve food, clean up and do things less “cool” than attempt to build a house with no skills. If you think you need to send your kid on some big trip just to see that poor people exist then you aren’t doing much to teach them about their own privilege. [/quote]

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