#firstworldproblems
By: Riley Russell
The
twitter-verse has exploded with complaints about problems only people who live
in first world countries could have. They span from “my internet won’t work
when all the TV’s are on,” to “forgot to bring my phone to the bathroom”. These
tweeters do not understand how problems in America do not come close to
problems many other countries are facing. Many people who make these comments are
now seeing their humorous comments revamped to form a film of awareness. WATERisLIFE,
a nonprofit organization, has figured out a way to change our countries
attitude and help out those less fortunate then us. They have made a video that
really hits home to those who have made public humor with so-called first world
problems.
The nonprofit
organization aims to bring clean water to developing countries in need.
According to the UNICEF, lack of safe drinking water is the largest cause of
illness in the world. WATERisLIFE claims that 6,500 people a day will die from
waterborne disease. These are some very worrisome facts that those of us in the
“first world” can have a big impact on. More than 1.7 million people have
already seen the viral video and they seem to be extremely affected by it. The
video creates guilt for all who have never had to worry about clean water,
shelter and food. It raises awareness of some of the poorest countries and what
can be done to help. There are many options people of first world countries
have to help. They can simply donate money, help make filtration units less
expensive for each household, and continue to spread the word about basic need
problems.
What started off as a use
social media to spread fortunate people’s humor, turned into a lesson to raise
awareness with those who have nothing. What will you do to help? Will you stick
to tweeting about your lost phone charger, or donate and raise awareness about the
real problems the world is facing?
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