I intensely dislike the practice of manipulating another person to get something out of them. I understand the argument for yogiing, but it upsets me because it ruins any feeling of satisfaction that I get from doing something nice and instead I feel resentful and used.
It seems that some hikers think I'm a good target for yogiing, especially girls. The round-about comments about being short of money, fuel, or food automatically raises red flags for me and makes me feel like I'm not a person to them, just a potential source of assistance. Or am I misinterpreting their comments and behavior? Do thru-hikers get to a certain point in their hike where they're so desperate that they do this without thinking, or is it cold and calculating? Is it a learned behavior because of the hiker feeds, trail angels, and assistance they get from others? I thought there was a code that you don't yogi other hikers, or does that only apply to other thru hikers?
It seems that some hikers think I'm a good target for yogiing, especially girls. The round-about comments about being short of money, fuel, or food automatically raises red flags for me and makes me feel like I'm not a person to them, just a potential source of assistance. Or am I misinterpreting their comments and behavior? Do thru-hikers get to a certain point in their hike where they're so desperate that they do this without thinking, or is it cold and calculating? Is it a learned behavior because of the hiker feeds, trail angels, and assistance they get from others? I thought there was a code that you don't yogi other hikers, or does that only apply to other thru hikers?
Lost in the right direction.