If you really cared about ALS, you wouldn?t have to publicly dump an ice bucket over your head and then donate to charity. You wouldn?t even need to know about the ice bucket ?challenge?. You would just?donate to charity, and not even have to tell anyone.
That?s kind of what gets me about these stunts. People should be encouraged to donate to charities with there having to be some kind of hook. I mean, sure, it works, but it still seems morally dubious, like ?It sucks that people are dying from this, but what?s in it for me if I donate? I get to post a video on my Facebook profile of me doing this funny dare and people will like my status? I?M IN!?
That?s kind of what gets me about these stunts. People should be encouraged to donate to charities with there having to be some kind of hook. I mean, sure, it works, but it still seems morally dubious, like ?It sucks that people are dying from this, but what?s in it for me if I donate? I get to post a video on my Facebook profile of me doing this funny dare and people will like my status? I?M IN!?
Same here. I never even knew what ALS was until someone else mentioned it in the comments.HardkorSB said:I just want to say that I've seen a few of these videos because they're constantly popping up on various social media and honestly, I had no idea it was for some charity until this thread said so.
All I've seen were idiots pouring water on themselves and daring others to do it.
No charitable cause was mentioned anywhere.