Danyal Sattar
danyalsattar.bsky.social
Danyal Sattar
@danyalsattar.bsky.social
Social investment, community finance, philanthropy
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2/3 10 years ago today I wrote a retrospective on the "Being Poor" piece, talking about why I wrote it, how it had gone out into the world after I wrote it, and my thoughts on some of the responses to it.

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“Being Poor,” Ten Years On
Ten years ago today, I put the essay “Being Poor” on Whatever. I wrote the piece, as I explained later, in a rage at the after-events of Hurricane Katrina, when so many people asked, so…
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September 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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3/3 Today, I wrote a piece about where we are as a country, 20 years on from "Being Poor," and why, unfortunately, the piece remains as relevant as it ever was, if not more so.

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20 Years of “Being Poor”
I was reminded via a recent Metafilter post that this year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and consequently, the 20th anniversary of me writing my “Being Poor” post abo…
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September 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Here’s the Social Enterprise starter pack (UK based) - I’ve added you there. Be great if you could share it please?
go.bsky.app/3FGvomu
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM