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  • I wouldn’t think you’re wrong about the “charity” aspect of things.

    “Better”? No.

    I’d guess the expectation is that a person inside the org might already have a pathway to mutual aid by just being able to ask the members of the org, “Hey everybody, my car broke down. Could anybody help by… (carpooling, cash to help pay for repairs, cash for a cheap replacement car, any ideas on who to talk to as a reliable mechanic, etc.etc.)”.

    But it could also be true that many of the members might feel some shame and hesitation about making any asks of the org when they need help. So, it would be something to set up ahead of time for a member in need to know which member is trusted/assigned to mediate requests for aid within the group.