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some typhoon hit some country, and consequently the news has been all OMG OMG OMG for the last few days. i find myself not giving a rat's ass. the world is a big place, and you can find terrible, horrible, tragic things happening any hour of any day. keep current, and you'll spend 24/7 in a state of white-knuckle horror, donating to red cross relief efforts every time you get paid. like a crack hit to a crackhead, this brings but momentary relief.... maybe i actually would donate cash if i had it, but somehow that just feels lazy; like getting someone a gift card instead of something thoughtful. if i were serious, i would buy a plane ticket with some visa debt to wherever the fuck this is and pitch in. that would mean something. but, a month later, there will be a typhoon somewhere else, and at that point my visa won't have the headroom for another international relief flight. "news" outlets get a major hardon every time this shit happens, as it makes them the dollars. ditto for charities like the red cross. i remember after katrina, they got so much cash they weren't able to spend it. what happened to the rest? who knows... ditto for blood donations; so much excess they just sold a lot of it or let it spoil. what shit. i'm sorry for soggy/typhooned peoples; i hope shit works out. i just don't think me donating $50 and 15mins sympathy will make any difference whatsoever; see you next news cycle. i don't like being callous in regards to something like this, but i feel i must be, out of psychological self-defense. i can't live in a state of panic my whole life, ya know? |
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action! explosions! disaster porn! military guys jumping out of helicopters! it's the feel-good donation of the summer -- call now |
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What I find annoying is how the news broadcasters almost seem to want chaos to break out in the aftermath. The field reporters always push the idea that it's really dangerous, and people are on the verge of rioting etc etc. I really noticed it in the Haiti earthquake reporting. But actually people were just getting on with cleaning up the mess and shit. No riots or nuffin. |
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so wait, what are you mad at exactly? |
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i mad @: * how all sorts of profiteering gluttons swarm the tragedy like flies on a corpse; feasting on it.... and how most "citizens" get very upset if you try to discuss this current state of affairs. OMG U HORRIBLE BRO * how there's always something. bus turns over, typhoon hits, crop fails, whatever. if i took the time to feel bad about half of it, i'd just be in a fetal ball of depression all day. me sitting at home and feeling concerned/depressed does not help anyone. it forces me to be a bit of a cunt out of self-defense. * how someone from the Philippines will read this and probably hate me. 'cos that's not what i want. that's not where my beef lies.... if anything, they're a victim in all this BS. |
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It's called compassion. It's not all about you. |
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JivverDicker lectures on compassion. yes, this feels right and proper |
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thread summary pls |
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whogivesafuck |
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I dont give a fuck, except the winds were >350 kph wich is pretty cool, because it kills more people from the surface of this fucking planet. |
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Not me, I don't even like tea. |
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