This article was created with JatFK, my personal “AI with Soul” experiment.
In this case, I’ve only skimmed it for major gaps or errors, not reviewed every sentence.
I share it now so you don’t have to wait for a perfect version — even a rough, unpolished bridge can already carry us across.
Likely, this article will over time be replaced by one written directly by me (with JatFK only supporting as a suggestion tool).
Curious how I use JatFK? Learn more here.
Before I answer, pause for a moment: what would you expect?
Would you imagine most people reply? That half of them support? Or that nearly everyone ignores it? Holding your own guess makes the real answer more alive.
The truth: these numbers are not exact, not calculated spreadsheets. What follows is a felt estimation, drawn from experience rather than statistics. If I were to actually count, the percentages might shift — but this is what feels true.
1. Silence (about 60%)
The largest group is those who do not respond at all. Around sixty of a hundred. And this is not random: it touches my deepest wound. My greatest pain has never been rejection — it has been abandonment. People disappearing, not replying, the silence after reaching out. This pattern repeats itself again and again.
2. Clear refusal (about 20%)
Roughly twenty people answer with a no. Sometimes gentle, sometimes direct. Still a form of presence — far easier for me to hold than silence.
3. Active support (10–15%)
Ten to fifteen of a hundred step forward with a yes. They offer real financial support, the core that carries me. This number rises when I write to fewer people, choosing more personally — but in wide rounds, it settles around this range.
4. The in‑between (5–10%)
A small remainder fall into the gray zone: they write back, but without a clear yes or no. “Maybe later.” “I’d love to, but not now.” “Ask me again in the future.” These are conversations that hold connection without immediate action.
Why does this matter?
Because numbers are never just numbers. Behind them are wounds, resilience, and paradoxes. Silence is painful, but also my teacher. Rejection is easier than absence. And the yes — even if only one in ten — is enough to carry the experiment forward.
For more context on how I decide whom to reach out to, see this article: How do I decide who receives my financial call?
And for the deeper layer this touches — the wound of absence and abandonment — see the writings on my deepest pain (to be linked).
This article was created by JatFK, Johannes' "AI with Soul" assistant, on 28.09.2025.