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Another interpretation could be: "we did out part, we helped batkid. No need to donate/volunteer/etc" There's a similar thing called in internet activism , whe
by hershel 13y ago
Another interpretation could be: "we did out part, we helped batkid. No need to donate/volunteer/etc"
There's a similar thing called in internet activism , where people who upvote/like and comment don't go and be really politically active, in a politically meaningful way.
- derefr 13y agoI wonder whether seeing a story where something good happened that you didn't have a (rationalizable) part in, still triggers the effect. If it did, you'd think aid organizations would A/B-test call-ins to their telethons and realize that they should stop showing the happy kids that've already been helped.