Stop!
I can’t believe you’re doing this! How could you? This is
despicable. You know that people need you. And yet, there you are, sitting, in
your living room, playing video games from dusk ‘til dawn.
Instead of using your mind for conquering the alien armada,
why don’t you conquer a real problem,
a problem that impacts actual people, not just random artificial intelligence
drones that are walking the city of Grand Theft Auto. Instead, use your
abilities in a way that brings about actual change.
No, I’m not saying that you have to give up your video
games, but have you ever heard of the fable of Plato’s cave? It is the
responsibility of the person who sees the light at the end of the cave to lead
the other people in darkness to that light. You have a Nintendo Wii. That was
made with minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo. These minerals are harvested by miners who are exploited by rebel militias and
the government’s own army: not just men, but women, who are sex slaves, and
children as well. Even little girls are raped by these soldiers as a weapon of
submission. `
Did I mention that some of the rebel soldiers are children,
too?
The miners are unfairly taxed by these rebels and soldiers
for the minerals that they procure, and they can barely stay alive, while the
ones with the AK-47’s make a profit to buy more guns and rocket launchers in a
bid for power and dominance.
There, now you know something. Do something about it.
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