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Ice Bucket Challenge...You all got nominated!
Renegade:
For everyone that thinks this ice bucket challenge is stupid, read this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2014/08/19/think-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-stupid-youre-wrong/
-Dirhael (August 24, 2014, 10:01 AM)
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They make a lot of good points in there.
I don't like the approach. Here's an identical approach:
"Donate to the Israel 'Bomb a Palestinian Fund', or shoot yourself in your face and film it."
This at some meta-level gets back to game theory and psychological warfare. My stock response as an acronym is "FO".
Renegade:
For everyone that thinks this ice bucket challenge is stupid, read this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2014/08/19/think-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-stupid-youre-wrong/
-Dirhael (August 24, 2014, 10:01 AM)
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FWIW - Bill does it with some style:
(I'm not a fan of Bill in the least, but... he manages to pull that off rather well. Something to be said for production value in video there.)
rgdot:
I would rather not have an opinion on everything that happens. To me this is similar to when celebrities go to poor places and are shown helping the poor and/or adopting a child. 1000 awwws mixed with 1000 poking fun....to be honest neither is the right answer, if someone is being helped good if not a typed opinion won't change it.
Renegade:
Perhaps it all was worthwhile!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ice+bucket+bikini
:P
To me this is similar to when celebrities go to poor places and are shown helping the poor and/or adopting a child. 1000 awwws mixed with 1000 poking fun....
-rgdot (August 24, 2014, 10:35 AM)
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That's because attention-seeking draws out the cynics.
....to be honest neither is the right answer, if someone is being helped good if not a typed opinion won't change it.
-rgdot (August 24, 2014, 10:35 AM)
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True enough.
As one of the cynics, what I find particularly obnoxious is the "Do A or do B or you're a pussy/<insert insult>" dichotomy.
Good causes don't require psychological bullying.
KynloStephen66515:
Btw, just so you all realize...I did also donate to them, just thought it would be fun to do the challenge as well...always enjoyed making myself look like a fool haha
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