Mutual aid spam is becoming a problem on the Fediverse.

And to be sure, I’m not against mutual aid. What I am against is spam.

This person has not verified who she is – or even if the profile picture is hers. Additional research on her name states she is a scammer with a record of grifting. I am therefore skeptical that any donations will help anyone in need.

Folks, please be cautious with mutual aid requests. Yes, people sometimes need help. But people also lie.

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  • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Is it weird that I’ve never heard this term “mutual aid” before this thread but apparently everyone here knows all about it?

    May be an American thing? I don’t know have never heard of it or encountered it.

    • Kapitine@feddit.nlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s a very terminally online leftist thing. You would see it in communist/anarchist leftist spaces, people retweeting posts of disabled/neurodivergent people asking for help with rent.

      I don’t think there is anything inherently wrong with it, and kudos to those who donate. But it quickly turns into a popularity/disability contest of who can fit the most disability categories in a GoFundMe.