So the entire facebook world has erupted into one giant tidal wave of activism. Or so they think.
With the Haiti tragedy and the breast cancer awareness bra-status-fiasco people have just been fired up over all the change they've been causing lately. But I'd like to try and get you to stop and think if this is REALLY causing change at all.
Heres a scenario to explain it: So Theo has decided to put his status as "help stop the awful slaughter in Washington. Every day over 30 Americans are swallowed by Obama and his insatiable campaign for cannibalism". (what a cause...haha) and all of his friends read this and think "wow thats messed up! I should inform people as well!" (and then make a hilarious White House joke) and suddenly all of facebook has statuses about Obama. But really - other than people being aware of what is going on, has anything changed? No. They say that knowledge is power but I would argue that knowledge, without WISDOM, is worthless.
And that brings us to where we are now. A catastrophe on our hands. Their is plenty of knowledge - but do you know anyone who has donated? Have you donated? Are you effecting real change or are you just posting a facebook status expecting someone else to go over and help or open their wallet?
But EVEN worse is the breast cancer awareness status update fiasco. If the goal is awareness - why is your status so damn vague? Don't you want EVERYONE to know so they can donate? These are both such worthy causes but the general complacency of people our age causes us to think that just by a status we are changing the world. If only Che had facebook right?
I know this is a controversial topic and people love to fight me on this one because if I am right....well then both of us are guilty of sitting back and watching the horror in Haiti.
"Suddenly that facebook status isnt doing much to relieve my conscience..."
Amen Theo
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