EPTLookNoHands Fundraiser Announcement - Page 5
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LiamTheZerg
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IronMonocle
Canada142 Posts
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SmokeyNagata
United States111 Posts
On March 12 2012 05:08 IronMonocle wrote: I don't mean to be offensive, but I am not convinced that i should donate money to help you prolong your vacation. I too would like to go to korea and i too have a disability however i do not use it for personal gain. I apologize for my bluntness but this is how it is. Then don't donate anything. He's being completely upfront about what he's doing with the money. He's also providing content for us to watch. You can watch for free like most people will. | ||
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Swift118
United Kingdom335 Posts
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Filter
Canada620 Posts
On March 12 2012 05:19 SmOkeYNaGaTa wrote: Then don't donate anything. He's being completely upfront about what he's doing with the money. He's also providing content for us to watch. You can watch for free like most people will. Pretty much. Also the original Watson Fellowship was earned, it's not for disabled people specifically, at least that's my impression of it. I'll be watching man and donating. Pretty awesome overall experience! | ||
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
The two finalists will be invited to the Semi-open $500 event. | ||
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looknohands119
United States815 Posts
On March 12 2012 05:08 IronMonocle wrote: I don't mean to be offensive, but I am not convinced that i should donate money to help you prolong your vacation. I too would like to go to korea and i too have a disability however i do not use it for personal gain. I apologize for my bluntness but this is how it is. It hasn't been much of a vacation. Its been a lot of fun and very enjoyable but it has also been an immense amount of work. It'd be nice to have a vacation once my project is finished though. Maybe we could have a different fundraiser for that?  | ||
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fizzink
United States12 Posts
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socommaster123
United States578 Posts
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quickml
United States17 Posts
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SgtRelyk
Canada15 Posts
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Superiorwolf
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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sicQ
Germany32 Posts
If someone wants to know more about Looknohands: Its a great interview by mrbitter on esl.tv . | ||
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Shortizz
Singapore129 Posts
On March 12 2012 10:19 looknohands119 wrote: It hasn't been much of a vacation. Its been a lot of fun and very enjoyable but it has also been an immense amount of work. It'd be nice to have a vacation once my project is finished though. Maybe we could have a different fundraiser for that? ''My Watson project is to learn, for the first time, what it means to be truly competetive as a person with a disability by training Starcraft and experiencing global e-sports culture first hand, and to connect with other disabled gamers to see how technology is actively changing their lives'' I dont mean to be offensive either, but this sounds more like a vacation for you. Theres no reason why you cannot train to be a competitive player by playing at home, and i dont see how you can connect with other disabled gamers by being in Korea. IMO, theres alot of other sad, pitiful things going round in this world that nobody cares enough. Do u know that i can feed an african kid by donating 30USD a month online? Or that the Red Cross helps millions of ppl yearly but are still desperately short in funds? Compare that with sending you and your AID to korea to learn Starcraft. It just feels weird how ppl appears to be so charitable to causes on TL when im sure there are alot of other MUCH MORE important issues out there that we can help with. I really appreciate your courage, but like IronMonocle said, this doesnt sound right. | ||
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Chanyman
Australia142 Posts
On March 12 2012 21:40 Shortizz wrote: ''My Watson project is to learn, for the first time, what it means to be truly competetive as a person with a disability by training Starcraft and experiencing global e-sports culture first hand, and to connect with other disabled gamers to see how technology is actively changing their lives'' I dont mean to be offensive either, but this sounds more like a vacation for you. Theres no reason why you cannot train to be a competitive player by playing at home, and i dont see how you can connect with other disabled gamers by being in Korea. IMO, theres alot of other sad, pitiful things going round in this world that nobody cares enough. Do u know that i can feed an african kid by donating 30USD a month online? Or that the Red Cross helps millions of ppl yearly but are still desperately short in funds? Compare that with sending you and your AID to korea to learn Starcraft. It just feels weird how ppl appears to be so charitable to causes on TL when im sure there are alot of other MUCH MORE important issues out there that we can help with. I really appreciate your courage, but like IronMonocle said, this doesnt sound right. Dude, first of all I wish you luck when a moderator reads what you just posted. Its not ONLY to learn to be a competitive gamer in Korea, I have met this man and his mission is more or less to learn how technology impacts disabled people's lives, not just esports. While yes its a big component of it, its not the sole reason why he is in Korea to watch video games. If you take a look at the post I did, he met disabled referee's and I believee he would have talked to them about how it affected there lives and how technology is improving it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=319796 Yes there are more important issues in the world, but this is something that gamers can relate and appreciate, helping out a fellow member of TeamLiquid is something teamliquid members are prized for, not beating down others and raining on there parade's. You sir, should be more polite. | ||
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NeWeNiyaLord
Norway2474 Posts
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hoolaboris
Korea (South)55 Posts
On March 12 2012 21:40 Shortizz wrote: ''My Watson project is to learn, for the first time, what it means to be truly competetive as a person with a disability by training Starcraft and experiencing global e-sports culture first hand, and to connect with other disabled gamers to see how technology is actively changing their lives'' I dont mean to be offensive either, but this sounds more like a vacation for you. Theres no reason why you cannot train to be a competitive player by playing at home, and i dont see how you can connect with other disabled gamers by being in Korea. IMO, theres alot of other sad, pitiful things going round in this world that nobody cares enough. Do u know that i can feed an african kid by donating 30USD a month online? Or that the Red Cross helps millions of ppl yearly but are still desperately short in funds? Compare that with sending you and your AID to korea to learn Starcraft. It just feels weird how ppl appears to be so charitable to causes on TL when im sure there are alot of other MUCH MORE important issues out there that we can help with. I really appreciate your courage, but like IronMonocle said, this doesnt sound right. You're right, there are many more serious problems in the world that people could donate money to. This is not an effort to save lives or to help people who live in extremely poor conditions. I don't think the people who donated for this fundraiser would say they are charitable in that sense. They do, however, contribute what they can to further the journy of an unusual character in the sc2 community. maybe some of them admire matt for what he's doing, maybe some of them just think it's neat how he plays with no hands and want to see more of it. Matt explained the purpose of his journy without too much ambiguity, it's not fraudulent or dishonest. He just put his story out there, and said that whoever wants to support him would be appreciated. Apparently, there are a lot of people who do want to support him. Many people might not want to, and they don't have to. People have different motives. | ||
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fizzink
United States12 Posts
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fizzink
United States12 Posts
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