Thursday, October 20, 2005
Free money!
Wooo! Gaia kicks generosity's ass!
"People are relief'ed out to a certain extent," [Pakistani Students Association Treasurer Sumrina Yousufzai] said. "Berkeley mobilized so quickly after the tsunami, Katrina and Rita tragedies ... and they've made their donations to all those causes. Since this tragedy is so far from home, a lot of people don't feel like they have to contribute."
Berkeley mobilized quickly after the tsunami? How many months later did the money get sent? Actually... did it even get sent in the end? What kind of mobilization did Berkeley do for Rita?
Students who have noticed the tables and flyers of student relief coalitions but have not yet contributed said the lack of support stems from their busy lives, and not necessarily a lack of caring.
Actually, that's precisely what a lack of caring is. When you'd rather do something else, then you don't care.
"What's stopping me from volunteering? I'm not really doing anything to help out," freshman Christelle Kintonouza said. "I think people, like myself, are absorbed by their own lives. Part of it is time. They don't pay attention to what doesn't directly affect them."
Yes, yes, time and what directly affects them are very closely related topics.
Other students agreed, saying that in addition to their busy schedules, they were not likely to contribute because there is an overabundance of world events to care about, leaving little room for single events.
"It's the same as not giving a dollar to another homeless person," said fifth-year senior Nathan Ng. "It's the fact that it occurs so often. The reason why there aren't more people doing it is the same reason why I don't stop to give a dollar for a good cause. There's just too many to give to."
And therefore, we should give to nobody! Actually, maybe you should donate some funds to the "graduate already, Nathan Ng" fund.
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