RakNominations - How do people find it a bad idea?

Daledge

So following the neknominations, there appears to be a new trend emerging known as 'Random Act of Kindness Nomination'. The objective is to perform such an act and nominate someone else to do so. The act could be giving food to the homeless, or paying for someone's shopping, etc.

What's really annoying me is when people say that it's a bad idea because people are only doing it 'attention seeking' or 'fishing for likes'.. Who gives a f*ck?!? It's much, much better then drinking inhuman amounts of alcohol resulting in fatalities. When I've watched these videos back the people receiving the act seem genuinely ecstatic and its brightened up their day.

People always seem to need something to complain about.

Too Tough To Die

Ban it.

shopaholic01

Is this not just a rehash of 'pay it forward'?

Sir Arthur Daley

Daledge wrote: »

People always seem to need something to complain about.

They sure do.

aidoh

Daledge wrote: »

So following the neknominations, there appears to be a new trend emerging known as 'Random Act of Kindness Nomination'. The objective is to perform such an act and nominate someone else to do so. The act could be giving food to the homeless, or paying for someone's shopping, etc.

What's really annoying me is when people say that it's a bad idea because people are only doing it 'attention seeking' or 'fishing for likes'.. Who gives a f*ck?!? It's much, much better then drinking inhuman amounts of alcohol resulting in fatalities. When I've watched these videos back the people receiving the act seem genuinely ecstatic and its brightened up their day.

People always seem to need something to complain about.

Stop complaining about people complaining about RaKnominations then.

Kylo Ren

I anticipated this thread being about girls flashing. Disappointed.

MonkstownHoop

I thought it was RackNominations, very disappointed

Vito Corleone

In one of them I saw a girl give food to homeless people without any consideration that, you know, the homeless person may not want to be filmed and viewed by thousands of people. People only do it for likes. Sad.

hfallada

Well if you actually choose to help people on your free time good for you. But buying a random homeless guy a coffee,filming it and putting it on facebook for everyone to see is kinda cun1y. If you are genuinely a person who likes to help people, you wouldnt look for praise.

Catphish

Daledge wrote: »

What's really annoying me is when people say that it's a bad idea because people are only doing it 'attention seeking' or 'fishing for likes'..

I haven't heard anyone bitching about it yet, but if I did they'd be promptly told to stfu. Some people are not happy unless they're giving out about something. I'd much rather see RACnomination take off than hear any more about this neknomination stupidity.

keith16

hfallada wrote: »

Well if you actually choose to help people on your free time good for you. But buying a random homeless guy a coffee,filming it and putting it on facebook for everyone to see is kinda cun1y. If you are genuinely a person who likes to help people, you wouldnt look for praise.

Even more so if it's a viral craze and you are doing it just because the internet told you to do it.

My name is URL

hfallada wrote: »

Well if you actually choose to help people on your free time good for you. But buying a random homeless guy a coffee,filming it and putting it on facebook for everyone to see is kinda cun1y. If you are genuinely a person who likes to help people, you wouldnt look for praise.

That's very true, but I wonder if the homeless guy gives a **** about motives once someone is actually doing him a good deed.

Either way it's a sad reflection on society that people would only be prepared to do good for the praise they'll get from others.

artanevilla

And they're also not very random. They're actually planned well in advance.

Daledge

Catphish wrote: »

I haven't heard anyone bitching about it yet, but if I did they'd be promptly told to stfu. Some people are not happy unless they're giving out about something. I'd much rather see RACnomination take off than hear any more about this neknomination stupidity.

Just look at all the people in the thread complaining about it.

hfallada

My name is URL wrote: »

That's very true, but I wonder if the homeless guy gives a **** about motives once someone is actually doing him a good deed.

Either way it's a sad reflection on society that people would only be prepared to do good for the praise they'll get from others.

He might be going through a tough period. I seriously doubt a €1,50 coffee from spar is worth being put up online as a homeless person for life

Sir Arthur Daley

This Raknomination will go tits up some day for someone.

weldoninhio

I'm thinking of setting up RAD-niminations, Random Act of Divilment, be more craic than RAK.

My name is URL

hfallada wrote: »

He might be going through a tough period. I seriously doubt a €1,50 coffee from spar is worth being put up online as a homeless person for life

Yeah, but the gesture is more valuable than the coffee :P

aidoh

My name is URL wrote: »

Yeah, but the gesture is more valuable than the coffee :P

Is the gesture "Let me exploit your dire situation so I can look altruistic to my 300 virtual friends on the internet"?

Daledge

aidoh wrote: »

Is the gesture "Let me exploit your dire situation so I can look altruistic to my 300 virtual friends on the internet"?

No, it's not. It's an act of kindness with both parties benefiting. End of story.

weldoninhio

Daledge wrote: »

No, it's not. It's an act of kindness with both parties benefiting. End of story.

Yeah if i was down on my luck for a short time and homeless, I'd really want a pic or video of me getting given a cup of coffee on the internet for eternity.

My self-esteem would be through the roof.

Lux23

You can do something nice without recording it and sharing it on Facebook. It's complete attention seeking.

biko

I gave a guy a lift today after he missed his bus. No need for nominations, just be helpful for no reason.

Sky King

What about Knacknominations then?

You go around all day in a pair of trackies tucked into your socks hassling people at the bus stop for fags, then nominate your mates to do so.

weldoninhio

I will guarantee you that if the RAKnomination was that you do something kind, and then post the line "I did my Raknomination today" with no pics or vids, it would never be heard of again.

Eeden

I don't know how to feel about RAKnominations. I really, really hate the idea of people "do-gooding" and then bragging about it. But the idea of "shaming" others into doing something good might have some merit.

Catphish

Daledge wrote: »

Just look at all the people in the thread complaining about it.

Again, not happy unless whinging about something. High-horses everywhere. I can see that recording a RAC wouldn't exactly be sensitive towards some people, but I assume that every one of them isn't handing coffee to a homeless person.

My opinion on the matter is one of perspective; I'd much rather see people (selfishly or unselfishly) do something for someone else than a dangerous drinking game that is costing lives.

Daledge

Catphish wrote: »

Again, not happy unless whinging about something. High-horses everywhere. I can see that recording a RAC wouldn't exactly be sensitive towards some people, but I assume that every one of them isn't handing coffee to a homeless person.

My opinion on the matter is one of perspective; I'd much rather see people (selfishly or unselfishly) do something for someone else than a dangerous drinking game that is costing lives.

You seem to be the only one to reply with an ounce of sense and I couldn't have put it better myself. Thank you.

Doom

Daledge wrote: »

So following the neknominations, there appears to be a new trend emerging known as 'Random Act of Kindness Nomination'. The objective is to perform such an act and nominate someone else to do so. The act could be giving food to the homeless, or paying for someone's shopping, etc.

What's really annoying me is when people say that it's a bad idea because people are only doing it 'attention seeking' or 'fishing for likes'.. Who gives a f*ck?!? It's much, much better then drinking inhuman amounts of alcohol resulting in fatalities. When I've watched these videos back the people receiving the act seem genuinely ecstatic and its brightened up their day.

People always seem to need something to complain about.

So disappointed I thought it read "rack" nominations.....damn wine

Call Me Jimmy

I'm not sayin' it but these are just as dangerous. You watch as some young lad takes part in one of these and gets neck-JABBED-TA-**** by a syringe-wielding junkie. Mark my words! That's next weeks frowny-face segment on the late late.

Dick phelan

It's people looking for attention and needing and wanting to be praised for thier own selfish desire, I do nice things plenty but by filming them you are looking for praise, also the fact that the person your giving to does not want to be filmed, like giving something to a homeless person, just give them the thing don't degrade them or embarrass them by filming it and putting it all over the internet, always find this with those types of videos its not about being nice it's about getting attention.

StupidLikeAFox

Lux23 wrote: »

You can do something nice without recording it and sharing it on Facebook. It's complete attention seeking.

This is what happens if you do a good deed and keep it to yourself:





This is what happens when you do a good deed and start a chain of Raknominations:

then
:)
then
:):):)
then
:):):):):):)
then


etc etc

we'llallhavetea

i really hope i get nominated for this so i can video myself not punching the massive amount of **** i have to deal with on a daily basis.
doesnt come any kinder than that

uch

I was homeless in the Netherlands in the 90's, and at the time i wouldn't have given a shít if you took my picture if you gave me a chicken roll, OP I think it's a great idea. Help someone in need out, it makes two people feel good IMO

Smidge

I am always late to the party, this is the first I've heard of this!

I was in Dublin CC the on Wednesday last and was on Henry/Mary St.
Was heading into Debenhams and outside at the door was a lad, he was about 15. He didn't look like an addict etc, just unwashed and cold, miserable and thin and tbh he reminded me of my oldest child a bit(couldn't have been more than a year in the difference of age).
He was asking people for money saying "Have you anything to spare, I'm starving?"

I did something I have never done before.
I walked straight through Debenhams, into the Ilac and down to McDonalds.
I ordered a Tea and a chicken wrap to take away.
Went straight back to give this to the young lad. While walking back I'm thinking "What if he tells me to F off?".
Anyway, get back outside and the fecker is gone!!
Now, whats the problem, you say?

Well, I have been trying to lose a bit of the Xmas excess and had to eat the fu*king thing myself like an eejit.
True story folks:D

Karma, eh?

Call Me Jimmy

Ah sure ye'll be chased for yer life by a knife-wielding assailant and the weight you gained will fly off, be grand

uch

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Ah sure ye'll be chased for yer life by a knife-wielding assailant and the weight you gained will fly off, be grand

I didn't understand that last post either

Sir Arthur Daley

Eggnomination is the new thing.

Smidge

uch wrote: »

I didn't understand that last post either

Do you mean my post?

uch

WikiHow wrote: »

Eggnomination is the new thing.

ah fair enough

Smidge wrote: »

Do you mean my post?

Yep

Call Me Jimmy

Couldn't be that because I displayed an understanding of your post smidge but uch might have mistakenly taken my post as a misunderstanding of your post and related to me through this misunderstanding in writing his post which in itself would have to have been a misunderstanding of my post because mine was relating to the last thing you said in yours and showed a good comprehension of your post as a whole.

Que?

Sir Arthur Daley

There is nothing worse than a misunderstanding of an understanding.

Smidge

uch wrote: »

ah fair enough




Yep

I had never heard of neknominations till it was posted on here, same for the raknominations.
I tried to do something for another person, it backfired(me, having to eat the fecking Mcdonalds while trying to lose a few lbs)

Simples

uch

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Couldn't be that because I displayed an understanding of your post smidge but uch might have mistakenly taken my post as a misunderstanding of your post and related to me through this misunderstanding in writing his post which in itself would have to have been a misunderstanding of my post because mine was relating to the last thing you said in yours and showed a good comprehension of your post as a whole.

Que?

Ah Jimmy, I reading this on a netbook and me eyes are'nt
too good, but that's tough on somebody!

Call Me Jimmy

Sometimes I dont rock punctuation depends on the night not feelin it tonight

Jester252

I really what to buy the homeless person near my house a cup of coffee, I hope Bobby nominates me.

Sir Arthur Daley

Jester252 wrote: »

I really what to buy the homeless person near my house a cup of coffee, I hope Bobby nominates me.

Is Bobby john joes brother?

Jester252

WikiHow wrote: »

Is Bobby john joes brother?

No Bobby is a mate of Ryan, who nominated him. I hope I get picked next, like how can I help the homeless guy without making a video?

foggy_lad

If I decide to do something nice for anyone I certainly won't be broadcasting or taping or filming it and putting it on Facebook or youtoob, if it is worth doing and if people are genuine then there should be no advertising of the act or glory hunting like the WANs on Joe Duffy talking about how they went and paid for someone's shopping in tesco, they went in with their mammy who obviously footed the bill for the stunt!

Antar Bolaeisk

WikiHow wrote: »

Eggnomination is the new thing.

Tomorrow it's nomnomination where you nominate someone (while filming yourself) to film themselves nominating someone.

Mint Aero

Unless someone gives me a brand new car or a yacht as an act of kindness they can go f*ck themselves.