Comments on: The Wristband Generation http://blog.sandeberg.org/2005/11/the-wristband-generation/ A miscellany. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:28:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wreckferret http://blog.sandeberg.org/2005/11/the-wristband-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Wreckferret Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:22:00 +0000 http://blog.sandeberg.org/?p=144#comment-101 Wasn't there this thing where it's degenerated into a schoolyard Traffic Light Party?<br/>I thought i saw an article about how Youf (be it school/college/Uni) were using each bands colour to designate if they were single, straight or a variety of other personal aspects or likes or dislikes.<br/>This promotes wearing 4 or 5 at one time as a sort of fashion statement.<br/>Sad.<br/>Ok- the Charities would be getting money from all these ijits, even if it was for the wrong reason.<br/>But still! Talk about weird corruption. Wasn’t there this thing where it’s degenerated into a schoolyard Traffic Light Party?
I thought i saw an article about how Youf (be it school/college/Uni) were using each bands colour to designate if they were single, straight or a variety of other personal aspects or likes or dislikes.
This promotes wearing 4 or 5 at one time as a sort of fashion statement.
Sad.
Ok- the Charities would be getting money from all these ijits, even if it was for the wrong reason.
But still! Talk about weird corruption.

]]> By: DeathOwl http://blog.sandeberg.org/2005/11/the-wristband-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-100 DeathOwl Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:44:00 +0000 http://blog.sandeberg.org/?p=144#comment-100 I agree charity should be a personal thing, not a public thing. If you only give money so you can brag about it to others, its more like buying status than giving charitably.<br/><br/>For some of the campaigns - e.g. Make Poverty History, where it was all about sending a message - I think wristbands are a good idea. I presume the donations were token ones to cover the cost of the band. But others seem to be purely charity - which I don't really see the need for. Surely the charity is better off if you give it the money without requiring a wristband in return. I agree charity should be a personal thing, not a public thing. If you only give money so you can brag about it to others, its more like buying status than giving charitably.

For some of the campaigns – e.g. Make Poverty History, where it was all about sending a message – I think wristbands are a good idea. I presume the donations were token ones to cover the cost of the band. But others seem to be purely charity – which I don’t really see the need for. Surely the charity is better off if you give it the money without requiring a wristband in return.

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