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.
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!
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.
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/Superkritisk 7d ago
They made this cynical bastards day I tell you what, kudos to their parents and themselves.