EPTIf I were you I would try to do good somewhere by sheer effort, and give those 5 dollars back to your boss to make a point.
How much can I impact with 5 dollars? - Page 4
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Shival
Netherlands643 Posts
If I were you I would try to do good somewhere by sheer effort, and give those 5 dollars back to your boss to make a point. | ||
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JP Dayne
538 Posts
2. Buy a $0,50 pen 3. Write " : ) " on post-its and post around the office, neighborhood, parks, bus and train stations, w/e 4. ???? 5. Profit you'll be making the world happior gg no re | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27332 Posts
On August 01 2013 11:46 Shival wrote: Changing the world doesn't require money, it's effort and willpower that are the main forces behind change. I dare say you can do as much good without the 5 dollars, than with 5 dollars. Constricting yourself by money will only make you focus on what you can do with those 5 dollars, instead of what you can do with mere effort. If I were you I would try to do good somewhere by sheer effort, and give those 5 dollars back to your boss to make a point. Good point actually. It's why so many of the Facebook social justice campaigns are if anything counter-productive, people hit 'like' and think that is sufficient to effect change. | ||
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75
Germany4057 Posts
On August 01 2013 12:11 Wombat_NI wrote: Good point actually. It's why so many of the Facebook social justice campaigns are if anything counter-productive, people hit 'like' and think that is sufficient to effect change. its working for esports. i think :D | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
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RHGaming
United States83 Posts
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schaf
Germany1326 Posts
On August 01 2013 07:47 Foblos wrote: I like the idea of planting something. If you plant something (or a few somethings) that are cheap to grow and give a lot of good seed after they flower in a few cycles you could give out a ton of free food or flowers to people you think need it. No immediate benefit, but over the course of a few seasons the impact could be massive. You could take that 5 dollars as a symbolic amount and accomplish the rest with some hard work: 1) talk to a kindergarden near your living area and ask them if they would like to help planting some seeds and if they know a place (if you don't). 2) buy some seeds of trees or flowers or a small tree (can you get one for $5? :/ ) 3) take half a day off to *do good* and mess around with a bunch of annoying kids that throw earth around all the time while havin their parents provide lemonade and cake (win for you  )4) go to work unshowered and show your boss the commitment you have edit: wow, that's also a good idea! On August 01 2013 11:56 JP Dayne wrote: 1. Buy $4,50 worth of multi-colored post-its 2. Buy a $0,50 pen 3. Write " : ) " on post-its and post around the office, neighborhood, parks, bus and train stations, w/e 4. ???? 5. Profit you'll be making the world happior gg no re | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
On August 01 2013 16:59 schaf wrote: You could take that 5 dollars as a symbolic amount and accomplish the rest with some hard work: 1) talk to a kindergarden near your living area and ask them if they would like to help planting some seeds and if they know a place (if you don't). 2) buy some seeds of trees or flowers or a small tree (can you get one for $5? :/ ) 3) take half a day off to *do good* and mess around with a bunch of annoying kids that throw earth around all the time while havin their parents provide lemonade and cake (win for you )4) go to work unshowered and show your boss the commitment you have edit: wow, that's also a good idea! ACtually some seeds can be gotten for free if you live in a reasonably green place. It requires hardly any money, but will take a little bit of effort (digging hole, watering etc.) Prolly like a 1 hr job in all. | ||
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Cascade
Australia5405 Posts
On August 01 2013 12:11 Wombat_NI wrote: Good point actually. It's why so many of the Facebook social justice campaigns are if anything counter-productive, people hit 'like' and think that is sufficient to effect change. Yeah, the five dollars are pretty useless compared to the time the OP seems to be ready to spend. Not sure what kind of salary you have at this company, but for sure 5$ corresponds to much less than the time you have spent thinking about this project already. So realise what the most important resource here is: your time and effort. Spend it well! | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4115 Posts
On August 01 2013 17:05 Cascade wrote: Yeah, the five dollars are pretty useless compared to the time the OP seems to be ready to spend. Not sure what kind of salary you have at this company, but for sure 5$ corresponds to much less than the time you have spent thinking about this project already. So realise what the most important resource here is: your time and effort. Spend it well! i think this guy is right keep that 5$ and do something awesome with your time and will. And if accidentally you'll need some expense - there you go. | ||
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Warlock40
601 Posts
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Pholon
Netherlands6142 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
Or just buy a homeless person some food? I don't know. You can't do much with 5$ | ||
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Lann555
Netherlands5173 Posts
On August 01 2013 07:42 75 wrote: buy tons of lollies and give it to children. That is not creepy at all  | ||
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Gowerly
United Kingdom916 Posts
You can't do much with $5 but you can do quite a lot with $5 and a bunch of your time. Obviously there's the argument that time is money and if you calculated what you're doing at your hourly rate then blahblahblah, but ignore that. Do something that takes some time. That will have the most impact. | ||
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Dagobert
Netherlands1858 Posts
On August 01 2013 07:18 phodacbiet wrote: You can buy a five dollar footlong and give it to two people i guess. I've given "it" to more than two women with my footlong. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://www.lasertimepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/if_you_know_what_i_mean_mr_bea.jpg) As for the $5 impact,... first, you can never know the result of your actions. You can make a good guess, but ultimately it remains a guess. Second, there is no scale for impact. Even if you wanted to measure it, you would not be able to compare two "impacts" because you are not omniscient. Finally, you can't just "go out and do good", if you actually want to do good your idea comes first, not the budget. User was warned for this post | ||
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
Giving small amounts to charity sounds like a sick joke to me, only ignorant people would feel some kind of relief (from their guilt). OT: Idk how much you earn per hour; you could just convert the money in time and do something for the benefit of society. | ||
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Mefano
Sweden190 Posts
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Vaelone
Finland4400 Posts
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
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