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BOBBY JEWELL
If you did a good deed and didn’t post its details to social media, did it really happen?
Posted on August 22, 2014 by bjewell011I was nominated for the ALS ice bucket challenge. I did not hoist any buckets over my head. I donated $60. I didn’t post about it to Facebook. Think about that.I believe the challenge is an amazing idea and method to spread awareness and, at the time of me typing this, raise $41.8 million towards a cure for ALS. Using Facebook as a social medium was brilliant as well as the use of nominations through tagging which gained traction and attention of very affluent individuals. It is indisputable that we are now 1 step closer to a cure and, hopefully society is more informed about this dreadful disease.However, I’m afraid these social media driven, awareness spreading, ‘challenges’ are getting our cultural feet wet (or head rather) in a pool filled with the need for humanitarian recognition online. I’m worried a stigma is being created that our selfless acts must be incorporated to our internet profile or else we feel an emptiness from a lack of watching the ‘likes’ accumulate. There is certainly the argument that sharing our opportunities for obtaining karma may encourage others to follow. But how might we feel if we keep it to our self?What if you, in the depths of a blizzard, gave your new winter coat to a homeless man shivering on the side of a street? And he started crying. And you could take a selfie with him while snow still falls on to both of your heads. Think about all the comments and respect you would get from your friends. But then you decided to keep this moment to yourself, possibly remembering it for the rest of your life.The homeless man is now warm and you are still a better person.
BOBBY JEWELL
If you did a good deed and didn’t post its details to social media, did it really happen?
Posted on August 22, 2014 by bjewell011I was nominated for the ALS ice bucket challenge. I did not hoist any buckets over my head. I donated $60. I didn’t post about it to Facebook. Think about that.I believe the challenge is an amazing idea and method to spread awareness and, at the time of me typing this, raise $41.8 million towards a cure for ALS. Using Facebook as a social medium was brilliant as well as the use of nominations through tagging which gained traction and attention of very affluent individuals. It is indisputable that we are now 1 step closer to a cure and, hopefully society is more informed about this dreadful disease.However, I’m afraid these social media driven, awareness spreading, ‘challenges’ are getting our cultural feet wet (or head rather) in a pool filled with the need for humanitarian recognition online. I’m worried a stigma is being created that our selfless acts must be incorporated to our internet profile or else we feel an emptiness from a lack of watching the ‘likes’ accumulate. There is certainly the argument that sharing our opportunities for obtaining karma may encourage others to follow. But how might we feel if we keep it to our self?What if you, in the depths of a blizzard, gave your new winter coat to a homeless man shivering on the side of a street? And he started crying. And you could take a selfie with him while snow still falls on to both of your heads. Think about all the comments and respect you would get from your friends. But then you decided to keep this moment to yourself, possibly remembering it for the rest of your life.The homeless man is now warm and you are still a better person.
