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Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Re: Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Post by niels_olson »

tav wrote: post #4

Am I the only person who found Reddit generally quite unpleasant? It really is heart-warming to hear of all the good that those on Reddit have done. But I can't help feel that it's the exact same mob mentality which made me want to leave Reddit in the first place — discussions got extremely polarised very quickly and there seemed to be very little room for reasoned dialogue. The article makes it sound like a good thi…

One anecdote that didn't make the article: my wife had a patient with multiple sclerosis and she thought he could get some real theraputic value from a Wii. We pitched it on Reddit and Facebook, and between the two, came up with over $200.

Re: Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Post by scorpion032 »

tav wrote: post #4

Am I the only person who found Reddit generally quite unpleasant? It really is heart-warming to hear of all the good that those on Reddit have done. But I can't help feel that it's the exact same mob mentality which made me want to leave Reddit in the first place — discussions got extremely polarised very quickly and there seemed to be very little room for reasoned dialogue. The article makes it sound like a good thi…

Just everyday normal people living their lives and going out of their way to help each other and support greater causes.

To me, this increases trust in humanity!

Re: Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Post by jules »

marknutter wrote: post #127
kaens wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit is a bit anti-entrepreneur Parts of it, certainly. It definitely has a generalized semi-anti-capitalist vibe, and yes, anti-bigco. I don't think too many of those people are against entrepreneurship in the sense of individuals (or small groups thereof) making a living for themselves doing what they are passionate about; I would imagine that the crankiness would tend to arise when an individual or company start…

They fail to understand that most big businesses started out as small businesses. you cant really be for one and against the other.

That logic is flawed. Excuse me for making this comparison: dictators started out as children, you can't really be for one and against the other.

Your logic is right one way: big businesses started out small, but not all small businesses become big.

Re: Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Post by TeHCrAzY »

aberkowitz wrote: post #128
TeHCrAzY wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure churches are not founded to spread goodwill in a community.

Most religions exist to spread the goodwill of their respective deity or deities. Often times they spread their goodwill through charitable means.

I can't believe that a place of religious worship is created with the prime motivation to spread goodwill. It's purely to extend and expand or fortify their religion.

Edit: To clarify my point further: If the aim was to spread goodwill, it would be more efficient to open a center directly focused on such.

Re: Reddit’s Astonishing Altruism

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Post by aberkowitz »

TeHCrAzY wrote: post #134
aberkowitz wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most religions exist to spread the goodwill of their respective deity or deities. Often times they spread their goodwill through charitable means.

I can't believe that a place of religious worship is created with the prime motivation to spread goodwill. It's purely to extend and expand or fortify their religion. Edit: To clarify my point further: If the aim was to spread goodwill, it would be more efficient to open a center directly focused on such.

I hope you understand that there is no debate going on between us. This is merely an outsider's understanding of how a church functions.

In the context of this thread it is irrelevant how effective / ineffective, good / bad a church is. The church is used to define an entity that represents a contrast to reddit's intended functionality.

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