Re:Click here, save a life, for real
by mcphilip on Friday September 13, 2013 @12:40PM
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I wonder what would be the impact on the amount of funding if donors were only shown pictures of patients after choosing to donate? Say donors could still get the rest of the demographics data, just not a picture. Would this lead to "non-photogenic" patients receiving equal care? Or is the "non-photogenic" patient issue not a problem in the first place?
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Why not show "popular" photos more often, with a little footer at the bottom "picture might not match the saved person", with the rest of the information be accurate.
For me, the fact that it would save more lives would compensate for the lying to people.
Re:Click here, save a life, for real
by superluminary on Friday September 13, 2013 @03:56PM
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Everyone on the site gets funded, even the non-photogenic ones. It's quite well thought through.
I'm not convinced the the problem you're concerned about actually exists. I just donated to two people, and one of my criteria for deciding who (since it was mostly arbitrary) was "who looks like they need it most?" At least in my mind, the less 'photogenic' they are, the more they seem like they could use some help.