My first and last jobs at my Alma mater were asking alumni for money. First, working in a call center. I was the poor undergrad who reminded you of your youth. Then in the alumni center doing research on wealthy alumni, estimating the value of their houses, salaries, spousal salaries, etc.

On average, the stories I accept have amassed 6 rejections before they're submitted to FF. (A surprising (to me) number of these were sent to FF as their first or second stop, which I appreciate, but chase that big money, folks!)

Lines up pretty close to the average in the Grinder's thread!
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This is good! The ending got me.

But you don’t have to feel good! You can be angry, you can be sad, you can (I’d argue you will) be anxious. Just go! Duties have to be done no matter how you feel about them. Show up to your council meetings, vote in every election you can, and go protest!

—I was BEING fake, bc I thought I didn’t care enough or in the right way.
Eventually I realized that it’s better to be there in body rather than in spirit. Bc you see with your own eyes that people give a damn, and there are a lot of them! I leave protests feeling good about doing good.

The biggest reasons I didn’t go to protests before was bc I didn’t know how to find one. Then, bc I was afraid of violence. Then bc have anyone to go with. Then bc I thought that the protest would be a trap and I’d be arrested. I was worried —

Are they using the same handle across social media accounts? Are they an individual or part of an organization?
3. If it seems legit, go to the protest. Wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring throat drops bc the chanting will make you hoarse.

That’s it. Seriously.

1. Follow your city’s subreddit, local Facebook pages or Instagram accounts
2. If a digital flyer pops up with a date and time and a protest announcement, and you can make it, check the history of the user who posted the flyer. Have they posted similar things in the past? -

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