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Awareness is just the first step, talk. We know we can talk the talk, but can we walk the walk? |
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Were you aware of what ALS was before the challenge popped up online? No. Are you now aware what ALS is? Yes. Hence you are now aware. However one could argue, there are different and possibly more effective ways to raise awareness, and by result money than doing the "Ice Bucket Challenge." -Nick |
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It could also be argued that we are killing one dragon and feeding another. (Dragons representing problems, destroying the problem of ALS, but making the problem of people dying of unclean water worse) |
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The Challenge puts a lot of eyes and talk around the issue, and guess what? Talk IS good enough in modern day society and the era of social media. Even if only 0.1% of the people who see these videos will donate, ALS research will make a lot of money. (Hint: This is how free-to-play games like Candy Crush Saga and the like made so much money.) Your other argument is trying to change the topic, but I'm willing to wager the amount of water thrown over heads for the Challenge (which is reentering the watershed anyway) is a small small fraction of the overall water supply of any city that a Challenge participant lives in (the only reasonable frame of reference in which to make that particular argument). |
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Awareness, or better worded, knowledge, is something that a person is not limited of. Now if you want to make the argument that raising money for ALS could potentially take money away from other issues/problems/fundraisers, then you could make that arguement. But I don't think that anyone would argue putting money toward ALS is a bad use of money compared to using it for another cause. Also, awareness of an illness or topic, or "talk" as you call it, is never a bad thing. Again, people don't have a limit to how much knowledge they can have so the more people that are aware of an disease or illness, the better. And in general, the more people that are aware of ALS, odds are the more people that will end up donating (Reportedly $21 million more raised during time period this year compared to last year). -Nick |
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You want to talk about wastes of water this shouldn't even be in your top 10. This is what, at most a couple gallons of water? The average American uses how much? I've heard numbers upwards of 100 gallons a day, most of which is for disposing of waste. |
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I'm sorry if anyone is offended, I have absolutely no intention to fight as I was simply stating my opinion. |
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With all the complaining about "wasting water", it makes me wonder if you truly believe that the amount of water being used in this challenge is greatly affecting those without. How much water is wasted by the world daily? Or by you for that matter? Do you turn off the shower while soaping up? Do you have low-flow toilets? Do you recycle and filter your urine? Whatever the argument, do whatever you feel will help the ALS Association. And please don't judge those who are getting out awareness, regardless of their means. As long as it's safe, go for it!
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As some of you are saying, 'ALS ice bucket challenge is just another bandwagon ad campaign and that most of the people doing it don't know what ALS is.' I disagree almost completely. The ice bucket challenge has been a very successful campaign in raising awareness for ALS. There may be some people who just do this to follow a trend but the largest portion of people doing the ice bucket challenge are doing this to spread the word and hey, it's a fun way to spread awareness and millions have already been donated on top of that.
I'm also aware that California is in a drought and has been for some time but that doesn't mean you cant participate in spreading the word, maybe go jump in a lake or pour a small cup of cold water on your head, the whole point is to do this fun freezing thing then challenge your friends or better yet, donate $100. |
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I find it silly that anybody is complaining about "wasting water", to the point where it's almost ludicrous. You want to know how to offset somebody wasting 10 gallons of fresh water? Next time you make a hamburger, make it 3% smaller. That's it. It takes 300 gallons of fresh water to make one small hamburger. It's so easy for you to accidentally waste a bucket's worth of water by preparing a meal which is slightly too big that I simply cannot fathom in what context it is worth complaining about.
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Despite all of the arguing, bickering, "soap boxing", and justifications. The fact that we are all talking about issues like ALS and water conservation makes this whole thread a "win".
If you want to do the challenge, do it. If not, don't. Do something else instead, or just donate. If you can't do any of that, then hopefully, at least you are more aware of what ALS is and how it affects those with it, and those who know someone who has it. People affected like Stephen Hawking (theoretical physicist & cosmologist), and Don Post (winner of the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award). Look Don up. Despite having ALS, he is a true inspiration. |
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Plus, if you are desperate to partake in the challenge, wait till the winter and dump an all natural bucket of water over your head. Or snow. #snowbucketchallenge |
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