I've been homeless for years but never begged. I've seen frequently seen beggars make over $100/hour though.

I'm afraid that the pyramid/ponzi nature of this platform will make positive interaction between users and good causes a real struggle because there are so many here with the sole purpose of getting a hit and cashing out. These people are flooding the system with so much crap that the good stuff just doesn't have a chance. I'm glad that they opensourced the code though because I do see potential in the platform with a few minor changes to make posts more visible and to demotivate those with less than altruistic intent.