Rumble in the Bronze 2! w/ iNcontrol casting! - Page 14

On December 11 2011 16:43 Swede wrote:


Yes, it is stupid. And I never said I disagree with making their lives more comfortable, I only said buying them Xboxes is stupid, and it is. You read a lot more into my post than was there.

In spite of the fact that consoles are more accessible than ever they're still far more expensive than other things which could provide just as much enjoyment. Quick example: you could buy a few hundred books for the same price as a 360 with 4 controllers and a single game.

BUT with all that said, giving them Xboxes is still a net positive. Like I said in my first post, chances are half the people who donated to Rumble in the Bronze wouldn't have donated to an alternative charity if the show never happened, so those kids would have nothing extra if it weren't for this show. All I'm saying is that it's money that could have been better spent, and I think the donations would have been just as large had it not been Xboxes but books.

So I'm certainly not deriding the organisers in any way. They have my complete respect. But since charity donations are limited it makes a lot of sense to be efficient with those donations. It's simply advice for future charity drives.