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minus-squareByteJunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoHugs are important because of what they mean - care, support, belonging. Paying someone to do it won’t solve it either. You can’t replace the work and time of building up trusting and caring relationships with money. As OP said - work in a food shelter, talk to people, invest your time in them - and eventually it’ll work out, but not as payment.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 days agoThey’re also important because physical touch is a need in and of itself. No matter what, in the end, we are still animals, with animalistic needs. You can’t just think or will yourself out of them
Hugs are important because of what they mean - care, support, belonging.
Paying someone to do it won’t solve it either. You can’t replace the work and time of building up trusting and caring relationships with money.
As OP said - work in a food shelter, talk to people, invest your time in them - and eventually it’ll work out, but not as payment.
They’re also important because physical touch is a need in and of itself. No matter what, in the end, we are still animals, with animalistic needs. You can’t just think or will yourself out of them