r/BeAmazed • u/Fuma4fun • Jan 25 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Heartwarming video of homeless boy bursting into tears.

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u/Currently_There Jan 25 '25

r/orphancrushingmachine

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u/Affectionate_Car9414 Jan 25 '25

Absolutely, I personally don't see anything to be amazed by this video

Not to make others depressed, but the latest survey shows out of 330,000+ chicago public school (CPS) students, roughly 50% of CPS students are facing food insecurity and about 5-10% of CPS students face housing insecurity.

Thats roughly 165,000 children from 6 to 18, aren't sure there will be good at home

And more than 15,000 CPS students are not sure where they will sleep

And that 15,000 figure is undercounted because most children and teenagers don't know that they are homeless (housing insecurity involved myriad of things like living out of motels, shelters, cars/vans, double bunking with friends, living with extended family, living with strangers, living with others for sexual favors)

And people like to talk shit about chicago and its crime and im like "no fucking shit you dumb motherfuckers, when you grow up hungry and possibly facing homelessness, no wonder some of these young kids feel abandoned by society and don't give a fuck about society rules, a society that fucked them over with intergenerational trauma, institutionalized racism and discrimination, redlining and police brutality"

I'm someone who took vow of poverty a month after finishing university in 2012, I can't enjoy the riches of life when my brothers n sisters are going hungry and be without shelter

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u/C19shadow Jan 25 '25

And people wonder why I'm not having kids. My wife's health is poor we are one bad medical incident from uncertainty. Just cause we are luckily stable now, but that doesn't mean i want to gamble with kids while life.

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u/bcar610 Jan 25 '25

You took a month off after finishing college to cosplay being poor? :/ Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful you opened yourself up to our experiences and that you’re one our side. People everywhere need help. But if you were “poor” for a month over a decade ago, don’t you think that has little baring on todays low/no income issues?

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u/TheGreatDunce Jan 25 '25

You might need to re-read that comment. They took a vow of poverty a month AFTER finishing college. Not for a month, at least that’s how it’s spelled out in the comment.

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u/PurpleDancer Jan 25 '25

I'm curious about your vow. Do you live a life of service like a monk?

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u/codezilly Jan 25 '25

Michelle Obama grew up in the same housing project (O Block) as rapper/serial killer King Von. It’s a culture people choose to participate in.

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u/KeesKachel88 Jan 25 '25

Yeah came here to say this. I have no words.

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u/dbmajor7 Jan 25 '25

There it is.