tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8437039038035906787..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Try To Make It WorseAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1666263852410539372012-04-16T22:18:03.841-04:002012-04-16T22:18:03.841-04:00In terms of easily measured things like beds avail...In terms of easily measured things like beds available and meals supplied it is more efficient to concentrate the city's unfortunates in one place. This creates a "community" of sorts, but not one in which the unfortunates are at all likely to feel welcomed or encouraged to change (as often they seem to need).<br /><br />"Adoption" would be a much more inefficient method, since it requires many helpers for each helpee (many of whom, as our host can no doubt testify, won't be help-able). And instead of investing dollars the helpers would be investing time and attention (and, one hopes, affection)--which can be a little more painful to part with. And they'd be taking greater risks.<br /><br />Which of these poles do we gravitate toward? I'm afraid I have a tendency to react like an engineer.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-41474898715536126512012-04-16T21:54:18.269-04:002012-04-16T21:54:18.269-04:00We start talking about "action at a distance&...We start talking about "action at a distance". The distance becomes remote. Remote is harder to deal with. <br /><br />The road to Hell starts right outside my door...<br /><br />There's a big difference between advocacy and doing.Sam L.noreply@blogger.com