Now, Upworthy itself is not the bad thing here. It's fine.. But pages like that, maybe like LAD Bible, if I remember correctly, just those kinds of pages that repost cute and heartwarming stories that "restore your faith in humanity," or whatever, have had this tendency to perpetuate how "sweet" it is when community members pitch in to help someone out when a system in our society fails them.
For instance, recently, I saw a post about this little boy that needed a walker. He was about 3 or 4. His family's insurance denied it, because Murica. So his parents went to Home Depot hoping to buy some supplies to build him a walker. Upon hearing this, the kindly employees of Home Depot went and built him a walker free of charge, and we even got a cute picture of the boy with his pvc pipe mobility aid.
Of course, the comments were filled with "faith in humanity restored!" and "love this!", etc. So why is this wrong? Sure, it's lovely that his parents didn't have to pay out of pocket. They shouldn't have had to in the first place. And it's a kind thing that those employees did, seeing a family struggling and stressed and offering to help. But the problem lies with the system in place: this child should have gotten his needed medical device from the get-go. They should not have even have had to think of Home Depot. The bad humanity is not at the hardware store, it is in the privatized healthcare industry.
A disabled child now does not have a quality mobility aid to get around with, and all we can do is reply with heart emojis.
In conclusion, I don't say this to say those pages are bad. They're really not. The people running them, I think, are just trying to brighten peoples' days. But, when you see stories where someone can't afford something, especially when it mentions insurance, especially when it mentions healthcare, especially when it mentions something that a person needs to improve their quality of life, I want you to think about it for a minute. Couldn't things be better than this?
