Portugal is literally on FIRE !

[vivster]

Hynad said:

vivster said:

All of them. People who actually care are currently busy donating or helping in any other way than posting empty hashtags.

I see. 

Maybe it doesn't give these events visibility? Making more people aware of this unfortunate situation, which then allow more people to feel empathy for those experiencing all this, ultimately making them willing to help...

Nah. It's only narcissism in place. 

I think your comment and the way you are expressing it speaks more about your person than anything else. Cynicism seems to be how you roll.

What good does it bring to "bring more visibility" to a big event anyway? If you didn't know this was happening you obviously also don't care what happens in the world anyway. Posting "prayforX" does nothing. It has literally no benefit other than pleasing narcissistic urges.

Every day there are bad things happening to people and the vast majority doesn't even get nationwide recognition, let alone world wide recognition. Highlighting a single event is actually ridiculous if you think about it. It's basically an insult to everyone who had a tragic event without thousands of people posting "empathy".

Call me a cynic as long as you don't pretend that people who post empty phrases on social media are any more good or meaningful than me. Because their impact in the world is exactly as big as mine with the difference that I don't fake empathy.