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# This Week - Aug 29, 2014
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2014-08-29/
- Published: 2014-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:14.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, angelina fanous, this week, vice, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> Enter the douche ex machina here to ruin the day: the self-righteous friend complaining via Facebook about people not following the rules, the person who texts you a meme about African children without water, or the journalist/media commentator who needs to find a way to call out "hashtag activism." We took something that by all accounts is a success and found a way to make it terrible.  
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> The worst people aren’t the hashtag activists—they’re the ones sitting behind their computers and typing angry prose of disapproval. You know the type, the ones who point out how unrealistic something is when they’re watching a Seth Rogen movie. We know the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge isn’t perfect, just like we know that Seth Rogen couldn’t possibly launch into the ceiling if he sat on an airbag. But that doesn’t mean we need to frantically wave our hands in the air about how not everyone donated, that we should’ve donated the money we spent on ice instead, or that we’re “wasting” buckets of water on our heads.  
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> — [The Worst Part of the Ice Bucket Challenge Is the People Criticizing It (Angelina Fanous for Vice)](http://www.vice.com/read/the-worst-part-of-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-the-people-criticizing-it-822?ref=drewshannon.net)