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THEY GAVE A HOMELESS MAN $100,000 ON CAMERA

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In 2005, researchers gave a homeless man named Ted — sober, stable, simply unlucky — $100,000 with no conditions except that his life would be filmed. Within 6 months, every dollar was gone. Ted returned to the streets.

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natashabeasley890
natashabeasley890 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Can you please try that experiment with me, thanks Ted Jr.

claude.renard
claude.renard 4 weeks, 1 day ago

They gave it to the wrong person

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crystal_ramirez 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Id buy so much ddrugs 😂 then prolly buy land

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stéphane.perrin 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Some people just aren’t stable and no amount of money can fix them…

luisquesada524
luisquesada524 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Jesus Christ, sign me up! Like rn fr.

natashabeasley890
natashabeasley890 4 weeks, 2 days ago

They should try this study with me next 😂

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mohammed.barrett 4 weeks, 2 days ago

WHY DO ALWAYS HAVE LOSERS SUCH LUCK??? i would invest 95k from it and make a million in 6month bro ........

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beth_burton 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Being Broke is a Mindset....

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hugo.ozuna 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Gave the wrong homeless man money. Next time give it to me lol

kerry_nicholson
kerry_nicholson 4 weeks, 2 days ago

he didn't change his perception of living.

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davimiguel_silveira 4 weeks, 2 days ago

It will always amaze me how life gives me nothing I want or need no matter what I do yet it will give people like this 100k

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luz_mireles 4 weeks, 2 days ago

He never changed gears from street temporary survival mode

scottarc94
scottarc94 4 weeks, 2 days ago

100,000$ doesn’t suddenly give you the skills you need to support yourself.

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sierrahayes217 4 weeks, 2 days ago

I’d be broke the next day. Cause I’d be paying off all my debt 😂

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carrie.chambers 1 month ago

Intead of making it easier to be homeless we should make it harder. No free food and the cops force you to move on.

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leon_rogers 1 month ago

Usually you're homeless due to bad decisions. Without help nothing changes

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daniel.cantu 1 month ago

i remember that documentary its really good, he gave alot of it away

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eshana.modi 1 month ago

the worst thing you can do to someone who cant get on their own feet is to give them a running start. they almost always will fall

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brenda.padilla 1 month ago

You gave it to the wrong person. smh

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leon.mohaupt 1 month ago

exactly ... let's extrapolate that