This woman posted a thread on Twitter, detailing her desire to make a big pot of chili for her new next-door neighbors; a group of college-age young men. After multiple delivery drivers confused her house for theirs, this woman took note of the pizza boxes overflowing their garbage and decided they were in need of a nice home-cooked meal. Sounds good right? Well not everyone thought so.


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Citing a maternal instinct as part of her desire to feed the guys, many Twitter users remarked that the men were more than old enough to feed themselves. Others felt that her efforts were misplaced, as the guys obviously had the means to buy food.





Many people saw nothing wrong with the idea however, noting that gifting food has been a tradition of greeting new neighbors for a long time, and criticized the others for their negative opinions.




It is amazing that such a simple post has the ability to generate such strong and polarizing opinions, but that is the nature of modern internet and society. I’m sure the boys would love a nice big pot of warm chili. Do they deserve it? Who knows, but who are we to gatekeep acts of kindness?