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And I don't mean things you previously had no strong opinion about.

What is a belief you used to hold that you no longer do, and what/who made you change your mind about it?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I consider people who adopt to be basically heros. I can hardly think of a more selfless act than to give home to a child without one. That is an absolutely glorious thing for someone to do.

[–] nieminen 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unless they're a family vlogger. Screw those people.

Ultimately, the adoptee might still be in a "better position" in terms of food and shelter, but they lose privacy and anonymity, and are often treated like shit off camera (sometimes on)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What the hell are you talking about? What does adoption have to do with vlogging?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Some YouTubers will go and adopt a child and then vlog about their lives with said kid for views. It’s sad.

[–] morphballganon 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I have heard of families who adopt to get government assistance checks, and the kids are mostly just ignored/the adopters do the bare minimum. I hope that's not that usual.

[–] ChexMax 4 points 9 months ago

I don't know about this. My cousin is trying to adopt and it's not only a lot of work to get approved it's also extremely expensive. Like in the 5 digit range