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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,063 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:42 AM Yesterday

A doorbell video inspired thousands of strangers to help change man's life... a million dollars

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A doorbell video inspired thousands of strangers to help change man's life... a million dollars (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday OP

okay... now scale this to the other 2 million lapfog_1 Yesterday #1

Capitalism is evil malaise Yesterday #2

;-{).... Goonch Yesterday #3

Love your work my friend malaise Yesterday #4

Pensions: If it wasn't for my public employee pension, I would be door dashing or gigging something. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #5

lapfog_1

(31,871 posts)

1. okay... now scale this to the other 2 million

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:30 AM

Yesterday

5 million, 20 million seniors still working.

Like me... and my sister.

No, don't include me... I love my job. and I am well paid.

it is great for Richard that he can now, if he chooses, invest the nearly 1M gofundme money and augment if not completely live off the interest that this money can earn.

but it doesn't scale.