[smegcicle]

you're not wrong, but to explain- i was cheekily referencing g k chesterton's discourses on charity as a paradoxical virtue:

> It is true that there is a thing crudely called charity, which means charity to the deserving poor; but charity to the deserving is not charity at all, but justice.

the usefulness of the distinction comes about if eg someone were to say, "that person doesn't _deserve_ charity", then they'd be making a judgment call, and therefore be acting in a way counter to the universal goodwill that charity is really about.

so like i said, a cheeky nitpick in this context, but i think an important one to keep in mind.

anyway, my comment was hidden because this account is hellbanned, so thanks for the charity lol