r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • 7d ago

Wholesome Moments You can tell how much this meant to him.

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u/Junior-Advisor-1748 7d ago

What wonderfully generous and kind ladies. Raised well.

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u/Superkritisk 7d ago

They made this cynical bastards day I tell you what, kudos to their parents and themselves.

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u/-Badger3- 7d ago

If your first thought wasn’t “Okay, but did they have to film it?” then you’re not as cynical as you think you are.

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u/con098 7d ago

I might be more cynical than I thought I was

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u/Own-Category-7888 7d ago

Then consider this, kindness is contagious and maybe they just felt moved to share this moment to encourage others to be more open and kind as well.

True altruism may not exist, but that doesn’t erase the good that was spread from them sharing this. Maybe they just wanted clout, but they did do something wonderful for this man that clearly meant a lot to him. And now his Airbnb business is booming and he probably continues to meet good and kind people that want to have a similar experience and connect with him. Kindness tourism if you will. How beautiful is it that so many humans saw this and felt so moved, they now too want to do the same for someone else. Doing kind things for people feels wonderful.

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u/emsiem22 4d ago

Kindness tourism

What a timeline we live in ...

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u/-Badger3- 7d ago

Consider this: they're clout goblins.

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u/czerilla 7d ago

Consider this: If we can trick people into being considerate and doing wholesome things for each other for clout, that's a victimless crime, if there ever was one!

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u/BlackGenesis7088 7d ago

You know what I don’t hear this point said enough. Who cares if it’s for clout, it made that man’s day, and seeing him light up like that made mine

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u/Own-Category-7888 6d ago

That was basically my point, thank you for saying it better!

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u/-Badger3- 7d ago

You can be happy for the old man while still recognizing the fact that the women are clout goblins. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

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u/Own-Category-7888 6d ago

I literally said they may just want clout. I don’t think you actually read my comment.

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u/WolfyTn615 7d ago

I might not be sure on what cynical means anymore 😭

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u/lehx- 7d ago

That was my first thought but you know what? We've been filming things for as long as it's been commercially available.

I watched some old videos with my grandparents last year. I watched my aunt's cheer competition, a walk through of a great aunt and uncle's house, birthdays, and more.

These memories would have been lost without recording them. There were videos of the most mundane things. But I never thought watching it "But did they have to record it?" We get old, and we forget. This gentleman will have people that will remember him and this moment, for the rest of their lives. We are lucky to share this experience.

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u/-Badger3- 7d ago

There's recording something, and then there's recording something with the goal of putting it on social media because you want everyone to see you being nice to an old person.

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u/KrampusPampus 4d ago

Absolutely disgusting. Not a lot of people see through that facade, it's like people are discovering TV advertisement all over.

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u/lehx- 7d ago

Yeah, I suppose you have a point. I stand by this seemed genuine, but you're right we do have to be critical of the media we consume.

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u/Funkrusher_Plus 7d ago

Good grief 🙄

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u/TheNorselord 7d ago

The whole thing appeared to be very performative

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u/Phenomenomix 7d ago

It’s only fair, he’s been filming them in the shower for their entire stay.

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u/RunsaberSR 7d ago

Anything for the views.

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u/Travis_TheTravMan 7d ago

This was my first thought.

Just getting IG followers probably..

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u/emsiem22 4d ago

And recorded it all for us to see!! Heroes!

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u/heckingoodtrashpanda 7d ago

That was my very first thought.  

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u/Ovta 7d ago

Right, but had to make sure every moment was captured on video.

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u/CaptainHubble 7d ago

I don't have the courage to point this out often. Because you easily side with the haters. But I also have the same feeling when seeing these kind videos. A good deed is a good deed. Obviously.

But when you record every second of it, it does seem like you only do this to show other people how good of a person you are. If you would genuinely do this by heart, you most likely won't even bother to record it. It's just who you are.

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u/BakerXBL 7d ago

Even taking a picture, was video recorded lol

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u/KrampusPampus 4d ago

Totally not done for likes and engagement.