Why do people champion causes of other people that have nothing to do with them?

[DD]

...especially people that wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. Legit question, what do you get out of it, tbh? Sell me on it

[apalisoc_9]

Group think? social rankings? Money making?

[Benoit]

its the pretense

[Ball Buster]

Naivete.

[ChumpDumper]

Why not?

[Drachen]

Because some people have the capability to empathize and understand that it is a good quality

[Avante]

In junior HS we had a kid named Bobby, he had epilespsy. Kids wanted to poke fun of him, I wouldn't allow it around me. I let it be known..."you don't make fun of Bobby, got it?" Not sure why I cared, but I did.

[FkLA]

I read comments like 'I won't sleep well tonight' or 'I'm going to throw up' after the France attacks and I just couldn't relate. I mean what happened sucks and I'm a really compassionate person but it's really hard to truly experience those feeling about something that happened half a world away from me.

I always assume people that are overly emotional on social media in instances like that are full of shit.

[HarlemHeat37]

I read comments like 'I won't sleep well tonight' or 'I'm going to throw up' after the France attacks and I just couldn't relate. I mean what happened sucks and I'm a really compassionate person but it's really hard to truly experience those feeling about something that happened half a world away from me.

I always assume people that are overly emotional on social media in instances like that are full of shit.

:lol there's virtually no chance that those people couldn't sleep or felt like vomiting, tbh..I don't have Facebook, fortunately, but ya, I remember the constant fake outrage there, and now on Twitter, of course..

I've never understood what inspires somebody to Tweet or FB their concern over a situation that has nothing to do with them..the audacity, tbh..do they actually believe that people care about their uninformed and ignorant(usually) opinion on the subject? I've always wondered:lol..

[baseline bum]

In junior HS we had a kid named Bobby, he had epilespsy. Kids wanted to poke fun of him, I wouldn't allow it around me. I let it be known..."you don't make fun of Bobby, got it?" Not sure why I cared, but I did.

You just poked other middle schoolers later on right?

[chunticakes]

These people want attention. They need others to validate their existence. These people hate themselves so they want other people to give them likes and comments (in the case of fake social media outrage) to make them feel appreciated and loved.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

...especially people that wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. Legit question, what do you get out of it, tbh? Sell me on it

Why are video game enthusiasts so asshurt about people that take up social causes?

I called in death threats because female game developer!

[DD]

Why are video game enthusiasts so asshurt about people that take up social causes?

I called in death threats because female game developer!

I think that's stupid as well tbh, much like a grown man who calls himself fuzzy lumpkins

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I think that's stupid as well tbh, much like a grown man who calls himself fuzzy lumpkins

And yet you pull your schtick here entirely from them. Good job!

[HarlemHeat37]

I think that's stupid as well tbh, much like a grown man who calls himself fuzzy lumpkins

:lmao..

[FuzzyLumpkins]

:lmao..

this message forum stuff is serious business. tell me more about the wonders of modern vitamins, pamphlet.

[Joseph Kony]

knowing the negative effects of cortisol i feel it best not to give a shit about other people that i can do nothing to help

[benefactor]

I read comments like 'I won't sleep well tonight' or 'I'm going to throw up' after the France attacks and I just couldn't relate. I mean what happened sucks and I'm a really compassionate person but it's really hard to truly experience those feeling about something that happened half a world away from me.

I always assume people that are overly emotional on social media in instances like that are full of shit.
Exactly. Especially all the celebs and athletes. I can understand if you are a French athlete, but none of those American athletes/celebs gave near the shit that they said they did. Hell, most of them probably texted their publicists and had them put the tweet/post out for them.

Nick Jonas: (texting his publicist) Hey, I saw the stuff in Paris. Tweet something nice for me.

Publicist: Already done.

[leemajors]

https://vimeo.com/9802538

[ViceCity86]

Empathy vs Sympathy

Simply put-
You feel empathy when you’ve “been there”, and sympathy when you haven’t.

I had serious knee problems when I was younger and felt bad for a kid who was going through the same thing I went through.When 9/11 happened,I felt numbed,like nothing happened.Strange.

[Xevious]

One would develop gastric ulcers if he/she got worked up over every piece of bad news that came around. The Boston bombing, endless shootings, the Paris attacks... when it comes down to it I have to ask myself two questions - does it effect me or my family, and do I have the time or monetary resources to do anything about it? No to both questions, then I'm not going to worry about it. Yes it sucks, but shit happens and will continue to happen.

9/11 is of course the exception. I still get waves of emotion when thinking about it. But that was death and destruction on a scale not seen in the US in our lifetime. And while everything/everyone moved on, life in this country was forever altered because of it.

[Clipper Nation]

It's called "virtue signaling" - in other words, slacktivism and feigned anger as a substitute for actually doing something productive for the cause. It's all about looking morally righteous and virtuous without having to put any work in.

http://new.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/hating-the-daily-mail-is-a-substitute-for-doing-good/

http://new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/i-invented-virtue-signalling-now-its-taking-over-the-world/

[Avante]

You just poked other middle schoolers later on right?

So tell me stupid how was that arranged? Go ahead stupid break it down, how was that done at that age? Fucking idiot!

So I told my parents I'm going where? And this young girl could just take off?

The stupidity I see here is amazing.

[DMC]

...especially people that wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. Legit question, what do you get out of it, tbh? Sell me on it
St Jude Children's Research Center has nothing to do with me. I support them 100%

Is this what you mean?

[DMC]

In junior HS we had a kid named Bobby, he had epilespsy. Kids wanted to poke fun of him, I wouldn't allow it around me. I let it be known..."you don't make fun of Bobby, got it?" Not sure why I cared, but I did.

Because with some strobes and music, Bobby was a wildcat in bed.

[DD]

St Jude Children's Research Center has nothing to do with me. I support them 100%

Is this what you mean?

Nope, children are the future...worthy cause. Plus, if you have children or grandchildren then it's something that affects you

[DJR210]

I think that's stupid as well tbh, much like a grown man who calls himself fuzzy lumpkins

:lol


You just poked other middle schoolers later on right?

:lol