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Online I saw a guy with a power washer cleaning hate-speech graffiti for free (e.g. swastikas in the US). I don't think he does it for fame or clicks but even i
by mtmail 3y ago
Online I saw a guy with a power washer cleaning hate-speech graffiti for free (e.g. swastikas in the US). I don't think he does it for fame or clicks but even if it's a net positive.
- chrisBob 3y agoI don't understand the "even if" comment. This is the one benefit of these social platforms. If the attention really motivates people to do something good, then have at it!
- neocritter 3y agoOne of my favorite YouTube channels uses the fame and funding to take on dog grooming jobs no one else is able to, or is able to devote enough time and detail to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkGk2YRSnw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkGk2YRSnw There's also an explosion of channels where professional landscapers and pressure washers do the occasional free job on a house in desperate need while recording it for YouTube. It's great background TV and likely more effective than any kind of paid advertising.
- onemoresoop 3y agoBe careful with the attention seeking as an incentive. People could stage all kind of things just to get the attention they crave or monetize.
- thefaux 3y agoyes, see the cobra effect.
- RinTohsaka 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
- therealdrag0 3y agoThere’s a YouTuber called “scumbagdad” I think that parodies the feel good cliches.
- fennecbutt 3y agoWell, we're living in an era of electronic crack, being a social species has its disadvantages as well; people can become addicted to clout. Think of all of the "I rescued this kitten from a well!!!" videos, only to find that that's the only type of video that channel makes, ie they're throwing kittens down wells.
- bluGill 3y agoIs it? I know of one case where someone cleaned some graffiti - but they didn't realize that there was priceless art under that graffiti and their cleaning also destroyed the priceless art. If experts had been called in they could found and used the proper solvent and saved the art. (often this means work a couple square cm at a time)
- ssklash 3y agoI don't think we need to call in experts to decide if we need to save swastika graffiti and other hate speech.
- JohnMakin 3y agoThey were saying there could be art under the hate speech.. not that the hate speech was art..
- dmd 3y agoThat's going to be my kids' new excuse whenever I ask them to do any cleaning whatsoever. WHAT IF THERE'S PRICELESS ART UNDER THIS PILE OF LAUNDRY!? BETTER CALL IN THE EXPERTS!
- crtasm 3y agoWho knew the art was there? If it's priceless maybe they could have put a notice up?
- ornornor 3y agoHow often is that the case though? I don’t think it should be an excuse to do nothing about it on the one in a million chance there is priceless artwork under. I’m also skeptical about how priceless it was if it was on a street wall just like that. Unique, beloved, commissioned etc I totally see it but priceless?
- koliber 3y agoYou mean like someone trying to clean graffiti off a famous painting in the Louvre? Fully agree with you - don’t do it yourself. As far as other run-of-the-mill graffiti, I’d say take your chances.
- FireBeyond 3y ago"WIIFM". I volunteered at an animal shelter that was not no-kill, because of sheer demand, sadly. Of new volunteers, they ask "What's in it for you?" Inevitably, "I get to help animals find new homes, etc." However they'd say "No - that's what you'll do here. But what do you get out of it?" And they wanted selfish answers. "I feel better about myself", whatever. Because what they'd found is when things were a struggle, it was the "what's in it for me" that often pushed people to keep helping and volunteering, rather than (solely) "the mission".