a colleague is about to run 30 hours non-stop to raise funds for charity, in the same inspired vein as overwrought charity shows no doubt. kind of like those 'keep-one's-hand-on-a-car-for-the-longest-to-win-it' competitions, but altruistic, as opposed to self-serving.
why anyone thinks these supposed self-sacrifical stunts beget a charitable response is a mystery. are we paying for their performance, thus demeaning the act itself? are their acts of excess supposed to prompt an excessive generosity on our part - in heartfelt tandem?
the irony of such self-glorification is glaring.
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