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If you have would you like to share your video?
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Heisenberg
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I did it and donated money.
Don't want to share video but wanted to say a lot of money has been raised before the cynics come out.
Don't want to share video but wanted to say a lot of money has been raised before the cynics come out.
doesn't make any of the attention-seeking band wagoners any better
plus how is pouring ice on yourself a challenge?
The One and Done
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Nah.
Pickles the Firecat
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doesn't make any of the attention-seeking band wagoners any better
plus how is pouring ice on yourself a challenge?
It...literally does make it better. Like, it seriously makes it a lot better.
Heisenberg
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doesn't make any of the attention-seeking band wagoners any better
plus how is pouring ice on yourself a challenge?
It's just a viral thing started by a guy with ALS in Massachusetts to raise awareness and money for this awful disease. Given how much it's being talked about and how much money it's raised, I'd say he has succeeded.
No, I have no issue with the cause and everything. I just generally hate people who jump on this shit just for the attention (for themselves, and not ALS).
I just hate people
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
When I had to do it thats how it was guess it changed now. Now people are doing small buckets with no ice in it.
Matt Attack
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I was with my Dad when he did it a few days ago, but I haven't done it myself.
Freaky Fred
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is this your second thread on the subject?
Pickles Spill
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People like to show off that they've donated. When you can say, "Hey, look at me doing this dumb thing and donating," you're more likely to donate.
Heisenberg
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It's supposed to be fun/funny.
What does more good - me donating $100 or tagging a bunch of people and getting them to donate and/or tag a bunch more people to do the same thing?
Yes: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=875159&highlight=
Also someone will force you to pay $100 if you don't do it! Spread the word.
How is pouring a bucket of ice water on your head fun/funny?
Heisenberg
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I don't know, seems like people are enjoying it considering how many are doing it. I know I've laughed at some of the videos. People do 10x stupider sstuff on Facebook and other social media every single day, seems funny to give people shit for this one that is actually doing some good.
CornBurrito
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Personally I refuse to participate in any social media sharing thing.
ends don't justify the means
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
It never entertained me, but I liked the idea behind it (giving money towards ALS research and whatnot). I was nominated about 3 times by my friends... I just chose to donate. I'm too Caribbean to be getting doused in freezing water anyway.
RumblingRosco
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Just to clarify, the way it works is, you choose to either donate money or pour icewater on yourself?
So basically, the people that are pouring water on themselves are 1) not donating to ALS research and 2) wasting water. Buncha jerks.
So basically, the people that are pouring water on themselves are 1) not donating to ALS research and 2) wasting water. Buncha jerks.
Diprosalic
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it's ice on your head or donate but all of the celebs started doing it and they can't look like cheapos so they do both.
Most people do both, but donate less if they dump the ice water on their head.
Talk to the charities involved and they'll tell you that the awareness generated by this is incredibly valuable. The more people that know, the more donations they'll receive. This campaign has generated millions and millions of dollars that otherwise would not have been donated to help fight ALS.
Vire
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As someone with Crohn's... I approve of this.
homeworkfilms
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I have a an issue with notions of raising awareness tied to a social media ice bucket video selfie in apparent absence of much understanding of what ALS is or where help is needed. As I have said before it is good money that is being raised for any worthy cause but it is not raising much awareness. Individuals and their families go through a lot with ALS and it can lead to a lot of short term stress and financial difficulty and I don't think this campaign is doing much to showcase that. Instead it is showcasing the donor or the one dodging the donation.
My dad died of ALS about 4 years ago and I would really want to know what he thought of a campaign like this.
My dad died of ALS about 4 years ago and I would really want to know what he thought of a campaign like this.
Nostremitus
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Didn't it used to be donate $100 OR dump ice and only donate $10?
My nephew challenged me last night, i haven't has a chance to do it yet, though.
My nephew challenged me last night, i haven't has a chance to do it yet, though.
OverBlood 3
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The only reason you can hope to question the notion that this campaign is raising awareness is if you define awareness in some way that you believe isn't being satisfied right now, which is exactly what you just did. It's an incontrovertible fact that more people are aware of the disease and the organizations helping to fight that disease than there were a month or two ago.
Irishmantis
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My friends and I joked about taking the "Water Ice Challenge" and saying you have to eat all this Rita's before you get brain freeze, but probably not in good taste
It's nice how much money all this has raised
OMG what is that Masterpiece?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/b...raised-millions-for-als-association.html?_r=0
Some truly great results have come from this.
Winterfang
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I don't know what that is but I know the Emperor of Puerto Rico did it.
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