Had the first floors been flooded and people swept inside, then yes, there was something they could have done - formed a chain from the stairs and tried to grab people as they did in the Indonesian tsunami, but on the street? Sadly, no.
I'd be on the first floor of the establishment. I'd be looking for ways to halp. The "men" could have linked their belts. They could have taken off their shirts and started cursing. Anything but watching, filming and saying omG.
people who seek out and watch such videos on a daily basis will have trained themselves to react as an observer rather than participant and helper in a real life crisis. Real life impacts fiction and fiction impacts real life, but the recent pervasive blend of filming and watching real life like it is fiction adds another layer that is intellectually interesting and potentially problematic.
I don't think watching a lot of natural disaster videos inhibits my ability to react to them. But I'm just me, so I can't speak for less manly men I see in videos. I saw no men in the Ellicott video, so I couldn't relate to that situation at all. Maybe I'm just indifferent because I'm so masculine.
You're right that victims of technology disasters like social media can often think of themselves as too sensitive, and that can make them react poorly to emergencies. They get camcorder-head syndrome and it screws up their perception. I ritualistically watch the disaster of social media unfold too, but my manhood is still intact. I'm just me though. Some men can't hang.
Wow, just how clueless must one be to think that there were options available during a flash flood. Water is heavy, fast flowing water will make you its bitch. You can't defy the laws of physics, even for a good cause.
Jimmy I doubt they could have helped to any great extent, but appearing like you're a man can calm the women and boys down. I saw no one taking charge. There is a lot of importance in how you appear to be handling a situation. Men don't say omG and film. Men flip over tables and use enginuity to create floatation devices. Men carry pocket knives for those darn screws that try to get in the way. Men don't live in Ellicott.
Why are you concerned with people saying Oh my God??
Profanity is more important than omG in a flash flood. omG
is profaniy, but not the right type. When people hear REAL profanity, they pay attention. They straighten up and take things seriously. My problem with omG (in this case) has nothing to do with God.
This is your brain on religion
Many of the supposed Godless people in your community here represent "this is your brain on religion". I'm not complaining, but know that Jesus finds a way to tittyfuck anyone willing to say his name a thousand times in any context whatsoever. Kinda like Beetle Juice. God is tricky like that.
If you're into the comical hypocrisy behind all that mess, maybe talk to me about it somewhere else. I'd rather not give my energies to things that aren't necessary, and make myself a villain for being Religious. The rational choice to add Religion to my life has created the same chemical reactions inside my brain that cursing his name the rest of my life would cause. If there is no difference, then I choose rationality. That is all the God talk I feel like doing today thank you.
I just wanted to talk about floods and weaklings. Guess that does sound totally Biblical but you know what I mean.
