Comments on: Poorism http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/ Interfaith, international relations, raw food, digital social contract, humanitarian concerns, and tea. Nothing in isolation. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: timbrauhn http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-509 timbrauhn Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:55:56 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-509 At The 1010 Project, we always operated under the assumption that people knew how to fish and that we were simply providing them with better equipment. :) At The 1010 Project, we always operated under the assumption that people knew how to fish and that we were simply providing them with better equipment. :)

]]> By: timbrauhn http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-510 timbrauhn Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:43 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-510 Thank you very much, Adrienne! Thank you very much, Adrienne!

]]> By: timbrauhn http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-494 timbrauhn Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:55:56 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-494 At The 1010 Project, we always operated under the assumption that people knew how to fish and that we were simply providing them with better equipment. :) At The 1010 Project, we always operated under the assumption that people knew how to fish and that we were simply providing them with better equipment. :)

]]> By: timbrauhn http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-495 timbrauhn Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:54:43 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-495 Thank you very much, Adrienne! Thank you very much, Adrienne!

]]> By: Monica http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Monica Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:47:48 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-493 I resent the idea of exploiting poverty in the name of capitalism. The idea a slum tour sounds like an avid traveler's bragging right badge. I understand how it can be a new way for locals to make money but in long run, it provides no stable source of income. What happens when the slum loses its novelty? How are the locals going to generate income when they've been dependent on foreigners? Sometimes giving money just isn't enough. <br><br>Like the proverb goes: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. I resent the idea of exploiting poverty in the name of capitalism. The idea a slum tour sounds like an avid traveler's bragging right badge. I understand how it can be a new way for locals to make money but in long run, it provides no stable source of income. What happens when the slum loses its novelty? How are the locals going to generate income when they've been dependent on foreigners? Sometimes giving money just isn't enough.

Like the proverb goes: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

]]> By: Adrienne http://timbrauhn.com/poorism/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Adrienne Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:29:11 +0000 http://timbrauhn.com/?p=729#comment-491 "poorism"--Wow. Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention. It's always good to read your thoughtful reflections. “poorism”–Wow. Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention. It's always good to read your thoughtful reflections.

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