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ScalziMy counter tells me that I have just passed 20,000 followers here on Mastodon. Thank you for following me here, I hope I am making your Mastodon experience better. To celebrate this Round Number Milestone, I have donated $200 to RIP Medical Debt, which buys and then pays off medical debt in the US, for pennies on the dollar. $200 pays off $20K in medical debt, so that's $1 of medical debt wiped out for each of my followers here. It's a good way for me to say "thank you."
Larry Anderson 🕊️@scalzi Thank *you*, John! 👍
Affienia@scalzi that is a stunning way to celebrate.
Mxhrad@scalzi Excellent - love what RIP medical debt does.
Amy@scalzi It's fantastic that you've done this!
The sad part being that your country needs something like this.
Kalle Kniivilä@scalzi
It is inconceivable that the concept of "medical debt" exists, in a developed (mostly) country.
It is inconceivable that the concept of "medical debt" exists, in a developed (mostly) country.
CoolBlenderKitten@scalzi
That's cool! Thank you 💖
That's cool! Thank you 💖
Tom Harrington@scalzi Who do they buy this debt from? Collection agencies? I'm looking at their web site but I don't understand how it works.
sanguish@atomicbird @scalzi Must be the devil. That’s the only individual who would think medical debt is a good thing
@atomicbird @scalzi fair point! Lol
Greg Titus@atomicbird @scalzi Essentially you make a company that IS a debt collection agency and buy the (discounted) debt from hospitals or other agencies just like they do.
@gregtitus @scalzi Makes sense, but it would be nice if they’d explain that on their site
Dwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦@scalzi You earned that 20K following.
David Scott Moyer@scalzi Thank YOU for pointing me here!
Merc@scalzi This is a heartwarming gesture, while also reinforcing the dystopia that is the US medical system.
si_irini@scalzi 🫶🏻🫶🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️
Neo-Athenian Empire@scalzi Does this mean you will be posting here more frequently?
My name is Gloria Actually@scalzi please join us during #Monsterdon every Sunday 🙏
Swagpuss McG@scalzi
Please tell 19,999 of them to follow me pls :) I'm in hospital
Please tell 19,999 of them to follow me pls :) I'm in hospital
PaulInPorirua@scalzi Stylishly done.
Kevin T. Houle@scalzi Excellent gesture!
it's B! Cavello 🐝@scalzi thank you for sharing this! I didn’t know this organization before.
PhilSalkie@scalzi Good idea! Donation matched. Thanks!
👩🦯The Blind Fraggle@scalzi Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations, and thank you for paying it forward! I've never heard of that group. Sounds like a very worthy cause!
Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦@scalzi Awesome!! ❤️
Humble Fan of Atty. Woointeresting. carry on
Wendy Lady@scalzi great to see folks I followed on birdhellsite come over here and engage. Cool to see you, man!
lovesdaryl@scalzi You definitely make my experience here better, and celebrating your follower count in this way is a lovely idea.