Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoDonating canned goods to food pantries is like donating needles and syringes to a cancer research organizationmessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down164
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minus-squaretjsauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·6 hours agoCanned goods are non-perishable. Used needles carry contaminate. One is useful, the other isn’t.
minus-squareTheFogan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoUmm… is this post edited or something. I’m seeing Donating canned goods to food pantries is like donating needles and syringes to a cancer research organization I don’t see the word “used” in it. So, it sounds like he’s saying donating medical supplies to an organization that does medical research? To which I’d say yes both seem helpful to an organization that helps people in need.
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoI mean I guess, but if it’s an organization conducting medical research, I’d assume they already have all the syringes they’d need? It would probably mean a little more like you’re thinking if OP said “donate syringes to clinics and ERs” or something.
Canned goods are non-perishable. Used needles carry contaminate. One is useful, the other isn’t.
Umm… is this post edited or something. I’m seeing
Donating canned goods to food pantries is like donating needles and syringes to a cancer research organization
I don’t see the word “used” in it. So, it sounds like he’s saying donating medical supplies to an organization that does medical research?
To which I’d say yes both seem helpful to an organization that helps people in need.
I mean I guess, but if it’s an organization conducting medical research, I’d assume they already have all the syringes they’d need?
It would probably mean a little more like you’re thinking if OP said “donate syringes to clinics and ERs” or something.