To be succinct, people such as those in the OP and discussed in the replies are why a lot of people won't donate to online fundraisers no matter how worthwhile or legitimate they may be.
Also, almost every disaster-related story on the evening news here -- especially people who lose their residence in a fire -- includes a closing reference to a gofundme account set up as quickly as possible so that the news anchors can promote it. In many cases, the people admit they didn't bother with renter's insurance (which seems relatively cheap in my area, YMMV) which would have mitigated some of their losses and financial hardship. It's hard to help those who seem to have little to no desire in helping themselves.
I feel the same way about those with e-begging accounts that raise well over 100% of the intended goal and continue to ask for/demand additional donations.
Don't scroll past on any social media post whether grift or meme is a good way to guarantee I'll do all i can to ignore it, hide it, or go past it.
In addition to the fake pronouns that sound like sounds from a foreign language, SJW buzzwords such as "neurodivergent" or "BIPOC" (which I always seem to parse as 'Bipolar Community') are also good ways to discourage donations.
Self control is more problematic than birth control, apparently.
Agreed. It's one thing to help someone you know that is going through hard times, such as a classmate whose kid is battling cancer and the bills rack up in the thousands per visit that are uncovered by even the best insurance plans. It's another to blindly give money to someone with an unverifiable sob story who publicly dismisses anyone offering helpful information about possible resources. It's even worse for those whose grift boils down to "I don't want to provide for myself, so pay my expenses for me, pls, kthx."
It's enough to make one miss the times where people hated to beg for money because it was a sign of desperation. We've gone from one extreme (the shame of needing money from another source) to another (shameless and belligerent e-begging).