Thread: Living in this world..

  1. #1
    The Best
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    50

    Living in this world..

    a couple of days ago the power went off for about 10 hours in here. thankfully i was on my laptop so i didn't lose anything <thanks to whoever invented batteries > anyways that just got me back to think about this world... what have i done to help? almost nothing! that's the answer. i keep thinking about the people in other countries. we have electricity, water, money..etc while in the same time there's million of people suffering and suffering... anyways i have to ask you all what to do to help?? because i can't stop thinking about this & i can't think of anything that will make a change but hope one of you got a good idea...

    p.s: if you think this is crazy then don't tell me please,ok?

  2. #2
    Funniest man in this seat minesweeper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    798
    I give £120 per year to Oxfam (charity dealing with third world poverty). I know it's not enough to change the world but how many other students give away that much? They generally spend that money on beer.

  3. #3
    Much older and wiser Fountain's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Engeeeerland
    Posts
    1,158
    Well, I am at Uni, and I work loads of hours as well.

    If I could give cash to Oxfam-well, I wouldnt.

    I'd rather give it to the care of homeless/underpriveledged in my own country..or my favourite is the dogs home.

    Did I mention I have a dog? hehe.

    Anyway collegegirl, what would you like to do?

    Remember the biggest power you have is that of the VOTE...Vote for some1 committed to wiping out third world debt or increasing aid etc....

    Problem is you will find other things tough to accomplish...except perhaps getting a job in local Oxfam shop etc......

    Another good thing to do would be to be a TOP student and figure out how to make it rain when we would like!

    Hmmm - clarify a few things here...I TOO am appalled at the starvation/suffering in the third world, especially when you think of all the food wasted in the west...European food mountains etc...but its hard to help

    No, you are not crazy, just considerate and I guess thoughtful


    But you can't let it take over your life-you are not responsible
    Such is life.

  4. #4
    The Earth is not flat. Clyde's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    1,403
    if you don't like the world fight to change it.

  5. #5
    Christian
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    612
    >Hmmm - clarify a few things here...I TOO am appalled at the starvation/suffering in the third world, especially when you think of all the food wasted in the west...European food mountains etc...but its hard to help<

    In some areas tons more food is produced then what people can eat, yet in others tons less food is produced then what the people need. The sad thing is it is nearly imposble to get the extra food from one area, to an area that needs it.
    I shall call egypt the harmless dragon

    -Isaiah 30.7

  6. #6
    train spotter
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    near a computer
    Posts
    3,868
    If you live in Europe / US then the biggest prolem for the third world is your countries HUGE farming subsidies.

    These keep the comodity prices artificially low. All the third world needs is an approx increase of 5% in the value of their exports to raise the standard of living above the povety level.

    In the US a farmer is paid 60% of their income from subsidies, in Europe it is closer to 40% (but there are greater restrictions on what you can farm).

    Stop these and the world will tend towards a more equitable level.
    "Man alone suffers so excruciatingly in the world that he was compelled to invent laughter."
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars......the rest I squandered."
    George Best

    "If you are going through hell....keep going."
    Winston Churchill

  7. #7
    Registered User Zeeshan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2001
    Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Posts
    226
    The western world specially, the western governments can help solve some of the major disputes (palestine, kashmir) in the third world... This would help a whole lot and provide a major boost for development..

  8. #8
    Registered User blight2c's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    266
    p.s: if you think this is crazy then don't tell me please,ok?
    not crazy at all, maybe just a little obtuse: a rolling blackout for your worries' source is a lot like apologizing to the pedestrian you just ran over.

    giving money is a good place to start. just understand that on average 30% of the money is used to cover overhead expenses. most reputable charities will give their expense breakdown. large, worldwide causes (UNICEF, AI) tend to have the largest admin costs. (for the gunt in the ditches though, there's no overhead if you give time). i like to write letters myself, but that's my forte. (i just read a decent book if you interested j. shultz's "the democracy owners' manual"; it's written to the soccer moms in the suv's, but it had interesting "pr-bait" tactics and stuff).

    but kindness and decency will always be worthwhile goals that visibly improve our world--lest we resort to namecalling

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. The 7 New Wonders of the World
    By Mario F. in forum A Brief History of Cprogramming.com
    Replies: 36
    Last Post: 12-08-2006, 01:55 PM
  2. Obfuscated Code Contest: The Results
    By Stack Overflow in forum Contests Board
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 02-18-2005, 05:39 PM
  3. Converting from Screen to World Coordinates
    By DavidP in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 05-11-2004, 12:51 PM
  4. Too much to ask ?
    By deflamol in forum C Programming
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-06-2004, 04:30 PM
  5. No More Technology After World War Three
    By Unregistered in forum A Brief History of Cprogramming.com
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 09-20-2001, 07:02 PM