I see an interesting phenomenon happening wrt to selling/giving away stuff. I belong to 2 FB groups in our area. One is a “buy nothing” and there are a number of very needy people who are very active and they are consistently asking for and also giving away stuff, big and small. The other site is for selling stuff and I’m always a bit gobsmacked at the people who seem to be doing well financially (as much as you can judge by where they live) trying to sell small, cheap items…I never see those people offering items on the buy nothing site, but sometimes see them claiming freebies. So, I’m not sure if it is a sign that they are not doing as well as it appears, or if it is just evidence that wealth and generosity don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand.
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