'Liking' isn't Helping. New Campaign ad.

[raphaelaaron]

Gut-Wrenching Images Remind us that Liking Facebook Images don't Help a Cause

http://designtaxi.com/news/358702/G...kes-Don-t-Help-A-Cause/#.UcigMZFNEr8.facebook

Powerful shots nonetheless, thought it may cause controversy. It is a pet peeve to see various examples of what this campaign is trying to portray on my feed. Most of it is outdated, made up stories just to get likes and shares.

:bang:

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I've been seeing these images for fifty years. After a while, compassion burn-out kicks in and I no longer care. More children mutilated, more suffering and so it goes on.

I'm not in the least surprised that some people may use images like this for selfish reasons. It's selfishness that created the events, so there's an ironic symmetry in such usage.

 

[tunalegs]

Ostentatious support for a solution is much easier than actually working on a solution. Plus people like to show off to their friends how much they care about issues. Of course not enough to get out of their armchair and help, but enough to say "I too think this is a bad thing".

 

[rluka]

Turning into 'mundane' kills a lot of awareness for sure.

Plus people like to show off to their friends how much they care about issues.

Self image. After all, socially, we are who our peers perceive us to be 🙂

 

[shadowfox]

I'm not in the least surprised that some people may use images like this for selfish reasons. It's selfishness that created the events, so there's an ironic symmetry in such usage.

Exactly,
we love to discuss solutions to the symptoms, but we almost never want to spare a moment to think what to do about the source.

 

[shootar401]

I've been seeing these images for fifty years. After a while, compassion burn-out kicks in and I no longer care. More children mutilated, more suffering and so it goes on.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[thegman]

I think it's a great campaign. You see so many 'Like if you want to help ...' and of course, it does nothing. But I completely agree about compassion burn-out, it's so awful to think about some of things that go on in the world, that it's easier to choose not to think about it.

 

[mugent]

Facebook 'liking' is slacktavism, which may seem harmless, but if people think they are doing good, but actually aren't, then they probably won't bother actually doing something good, because they think they are already doing their bit by pressing a button on a webpage.