does anyone else think the ice bucket challenge is a load of ****?

Can you make it like a wet t shirt contest ting on tsr

Thanks

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Pouring a bucket of water on your head doesn't raise money.


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They can donate without attention seeking. When there is a drought next summer and water rates go up, just remember who caused it. All of these attention seekers do my head in. If you're going to donate then do it. If you're going to spread awareness do it properly. All of these are just straight up attention seekers. Nothing more to it. Anyone can pour a bucket of ice cold water over their head. Its nothing special, in fact its quite therapeutic and we often would have ice baths after football/rugby. I bet most people doing these ice bucket challenges do not study STEM subjects.

That's what makes it so popular though, it's an interactive and fun(?) way for you and friends to raise money for charity yet it's not too challenging.

No doubt that celebrities also doing the challenge may have influenced a lot of people to copy them, but how many people would have done so if they just stood there and told us to donate to a charity and nominated three other people to do the same?

When there is a drought next summer and water rates go up, just remember who caused it.

A local DJ had the idea to use rainwater instead: https://www.facebook.com/djkutski

You presume that you have to donate money to pour water on your head.

You don't. You just fill a bucket with water and empty it on your head.

People skip out the donating money part.

Besides it's a massive waste of water. Typical Western, Middle class activism.

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I think it existed before ALS used but it's now pretty much theirs. The link I heard was the cold water paralyzes you for a second, to give you a feel for what it's like to have motor neurone disease. No idea if its actually true or not.

That's what makes it so popular though, it's an interactive and fun(?) way for you and friends to raise money for charity yet it's not too challenging.

No doubt that celebrities also doing the challenge may have influenced a lot of people to copy them, but how many people would have done so if they just stood there and told us to donate to a charity and nominated three other people to do the same?

Well the idea is to donate money after you've done the challenge... don't attack the concept, attack the people.

And it's not a waste, it's raising money for charity

I hate social media activism with a passion. All it is is attention whoring and back patting.

So what if they don't study STEM subjects?

I'd be embarrassed to have a friend who even partakes in this childish cry for attention.

Thankfully none of my friends believe in this type of nonsense.

Tbh most of the people who have done the 'challenge' probably haven't donated to charity and themselves probably don't know what disease or condition this is even about.

That's because the vast majority of the people doing it have the IQ of a spoon.

When I look down my newsfeed, it's the same uninformed, ignorant, naive and easily swayed people who've taken part.

Basically, sheep.

I have no problem with those who do it because they genuinely want to help and donate/ecncourage others donate but the amount of people who don't even mention ALS means they're just doing it for trend/likes and comments which I do hae a problem with

STEM is well known to be the master race. One day you will become a humanised slave of the robot nation of which us STEM graduates will control.

I think a lot of people don't even know what ALS is.

Hopefully not, I plan on studying a STEM subject at uni

They can donate without attention seeking. When there is a drought next summer and water rates go up, just remember who caused it. All of these attention seekers do my head in. If you're going to donate then do it. If you're going to spread awareness do it properly. All of these are just straight up attention seekers. Nothing more to it. Anyone can pour a bucket of ice cold water over their head. Its nothing special, in fact its quite therapeutic and we often would have ice baths after football/rugby. I bet most people doing these ice bucket challenges do not study STEM subjects.