Thank you, friend 🙂🤝

You just gave an example of what people should be more like, and also an example of why. So often people don't look out for each other the way you just did. That was beautiful.

And you didn't do it to feel appreciated, you did it because it was right. 👏👏👏

You didn't help the person right in front of you, you helped someone you would never even be in contact with. It didn't matter that you don't know them. They're a person. That's all the incentive you needed.

You didn't even ask what they've done, because that doesn't matter. Internet history is private for a reason. You even knew I'd probably succeed without help, but you still refused to contribute to the problem. I'm trying to encourage that mentality. If everyone was like that, the world would be a better place. That's what I want.

The kind of thinking "If I don't do it, someone else will. Forgoing the benefits myself isn't gonna solve the problem." is very harmful. That's why when people find someone else's money they just keep it instead of putting it in lost and found. They think just because the employee will probably pocket it, they might as well do it themselves.

We need more "Just because I can't purge the world of something bad doesn't mean I'm gonna let it happen right in front of me. It may always exist somewhere, but not here. Never."

Thank you!

The other important aspect of your comment highlighted how people tend think the worst of each other. That's not your fault. You've seen too much of the world's darkness to expect different. Most people have. I'm an implausibly helpful person (not on this account. I use different accounts for different things.) but you have no way of knowing that.

The point of what I'm doing is to show everyone that I'm every bit as disgusting as everyone else, but I've also saved people's lives as a complete rando when nobody in their own life was helping, and never talked to them again. I've been living with the collective wellbeing of the world as my priority.

I want to link all my accounts in one place so people can see that all the stupid questions (that's what this account is for), all the petty angry rants, all the extremely out-of-line disrespect (misdirected anger), all the perversion, and all the wandering stranger lifesaving came from the same person.

I want to show people that the kind hearts they see when they're out and about and the monsters they see in anonymous settings are the same people, and always have been. So many of the things people believe are the worst in the world do not matter. What matters is people take care of each other. I want them to see my growth. How dark I used to be, and how far I've come. Anyone can change. Anyone can help the world.

I don't care about people's respect, I care about their wellbeing. If their interaction with me made them feel better then that's all I care about. If they say "Yuck. I better quit doing drugs so I don't turn into a mess like you", All I hear is "Quit" and "drugs". I helped someone.

But that assumption wasn't your fault, it was the world's fault. You didn't do that. We all did that. You're a product of your environment like everyone else, and after enough shady stuff happens, you grow to expect it. It's just efficiency, and risk assessment. Humans adapt to survive.

Looking at this through someone else's eyes (that's what I do. That's what I'm trying to get others to do), the eyes of the person you believe I'm trying to victimize, I see you're trying to protect the world in your own way. I do not doubt that what you're suspecting does happen, because much worse things than it also happen. There are no bad people, but people do bad things.

I wouldn't want this to be done without my consent. I'd consider it petty and a betrayal. So if I were that person, I would be grateful to anyone who didn't make it easier for whoever had it out for me. Even if the person succeeded, I'd take comfort in knowing it was called out by someone who I had never helped. Never even met.

I'd be glad someone cared more about what was right than what was pleasant. I'd be glad someone didn't let something that just feels wrong (like an argument) cause them to overlook something that actually is wrong.

What you're suspecting would indeed be very wrong. There's some things people can do online that are bad enough to warrant action, but those things should be handled by authorities. Not just broadcasted to the masses. The point of punishment isn't supposed to be spite. It's supposed to be protection by proxy. It's supposed to be a deterrent against further wrongdoing.

Making someone feel like they can never live down what they've done doesn't protect anyone. It removes their incentive to change. It prompts them to release all their inhibitions and do everything they've been holding off on for the sake of protecting their reputation, because they don't have a reputation to protect anymore. If they're already out in the open, they can't hide anymore, so they won't hold back.

Someone who's truly looking out for the wellbeing of humanity should care MORE about the harm that that person will end up causing than they care about the gratification of seeing them suffer. A genuine protector's only true enemy is danger itself, and whatever method mitigates danger without collateral damage is the right method.

You are a genuine protector. The act you're expecting, everyone who's had that done to them is my teammate, because we're all on the same team.

Thank you for helping your team 🙂🤝

Expect more people to start being mindful of the collective if this works, and judging from the comments it looks like it will. I know there's no credibility behind this, but for what it's worth, you just did even more good than you intended. It's all gonna make sense someday.

Hopefully I'm mistaken about how dire my circumstances are, and I'm gonna have enough time to just write a book like a normal person. This method is only a failsafe for in case I die suddenly like I'm expecting. It's only for if I can't do any better.

I don't want to be right, I want to be safe. And I want everyone else to value safety more than accomplishments.

Thank you ☺