People posting "Acts of Kindness" on social media

Kevhog1988

Is it just me or are the constant posts on social media (Facebook & Linkedin especially) where someone completes an "act of kindness" but posts a picture or video actually for the benefit of the poster rather than the poor unfortunate soul they are "helping"?. I seem to see these type of posts a few times a week and it always strikes me as being completely self serving rather than actually in the interest of the poor, homeless etc.

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot

If the 'act of kindness' is posted on social media by the person doing it then its pretty likely it was self serving or only done for a few online likes.

Kintarō Hattori

The absolute majority are done for the poster. You also need to take what you see with a pinch of salt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5-xaGriaq8

Sky King

I think they're unbelievably cynical and exploitative.

Some poor elderly person, a guy down on his luck or a kid with disabilities used as bait for 'like' harvesting, their image plastered all over the internet in their neediest hour with no regard to their privacy or dignity. It's horrible and those who engage in it are fking parasite scum.

BrianD3

There was one where a dog was "rescued" from a fast flowing river by some lads with an excavator. There was no way that this could have been organised in time unless the whole thing was setup. In other words, the dog was thrown into the river upstream of the rescue. Loads of dopes fell for it.

Jequ0n

Why wouldn’t people be posting this stuff? It works because there are plenty of idiots who want to be fooled and lap it up. I see no issue with it and find it rather amusing.

Floppybits

I hate this. Anyone that records themselves or sets up a situation where they are recorded doing an "act of kindness" are not doing the act out of goodness or kindness but more out of a selfish act to say "look how great I am" when all it is down grading to the person they are supposedly helping. Most people who do act of kindness and goodness do it quietly and don't look for exposure on Social Media to get the likes.

I heard a story about Damien Dempsey saving someone who was drowning when they got into trouble. He just happened to be passing by at the time and stopped what he was driving, think it was a camper van, got out and jumped and saved the person and after checking that they were Ok went on his way and didn't look for anything or say anything about. I think it only came to light because someone that was with the person he saved rang a radio station and told the story. I know it is saving someone but the fact that he never said anything, never publicised it or used it in anyway to promote himself makes me have a lot more respect for that act.

dorothylives

I remember the days when people not only did Acts of Kindness without being photographed/filmed doing it, hell they even did them without telling anyone about it. It was basic common decency that most people had in those days, not something unusual to be celebrated and congratulated.

Strumms

unfortunately ‘attention’ is a valuable currency in 2022, hence you have that shít

Potential-Monke

I think it's great, only because it's recorded evidence of the true side of humanity; greed and selfishness. These people are the epitome of this. Everyone else does their own but doesn't record it. If describing humanity to an alien race was required, those would be the 2 main characteristics. Nobody does anything for the benefit of others, because the benefit is usually a feeling of self satisfaction for being "kind".

freshpopcorn

I do think some people craze their five minutes of fame and social media is fantastic tool for them to get it. They'd do anything to be interviewed on Breakfast television another one that grates at me is when people put up a story of how they made their kid apologise for doing something wrong and how good parents they are.