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For me the key point is here: >I've read in news reports that you've received an outpouring of help from foreigners who want to donate computers to your school
by dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago
For me the key point is here:
>I've read in news reports that you've received an outpouring of help from foreigners who want to donate computers to your school. Is that actually happening?
> No, they are showing interest but nothing has been brought to the school. We are praying that they are able to organize themselves and present us with computers.
That's how things are today. The so-called "internet community" is extremely good at bad things, such as shaming people, but when it comes to the positive, such as organizing a donation of a single computer to a school in Africa (which definitely has its challenges), nothing gets done.
- ferbivore 9y agoEvery community is good at easy things and bad at hard ones. Shaming is an easy and obviously efficient trade: a minute of your time in exchange for the primal feeling of satisfaction you get when enforcing your community's social norms. Donations involve an investment in time, money and mental energy for no personal benefit, which makes them hard to justify on an individual level and nearly impossible to coordinate on a wider scale.
- t3soro 9y agoThese guys don't need computers, what the hell is anyone going to do with Microsoft Word experience in a place with no electricity or computers, besides LEAVE? They would be just as well off using typewriters. They need an entire economy.
- mrhappyunhappy 9y agoIs there any mention of his contact info?