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Re: Pay It Forward
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:23:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> Greetings! So I rented and watched the movie "Pay It Forward" a few nights
> ago. Pretty good movie. For those of you who haven't seen it, the story is
> about a troubled boy who, with a little inspiration from his teacher, puts
> into motion a plan to make the world better. The idea is to help out three
> separate strangers in a profound way. They, in turn, must pay the good deed
> "forward" (to other strangers rather than back to their benefactor) and so
> on. Of course, there is the catch that there is no way to enforce it and
> people can easily flake out (which several did).
I don't get this. Why only help someone as part of a conditional agreement -
why not just do good. What is the world coming to?
Scott A
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> So what if people really tried doing this? I wonder, is cynicism the only
> obstacle keeping this idea from working? I think most people would scoff at
> such an idea and use the excuse of "Why should I try if there's no certainty
> that it will make a difference?" Or maybe people feel good about the world
> and don't think it needs fixing. Who would or would not try this idea out in
> real life and why?
>
> Dan
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