Supporting Japan's rebuilding process

[Freyane]

I was optimistic about people's reaction. Of course I gave to the Red Cross, 30 € and yet I am a student without coin!

I think that a few people give in reality and it is therefore pointless to invite people to donate. A few will. But if we use a system where your donation becomes an exchange of service, then people give more because they also receive something. That's why I also supported the idea of Evangelus to create buy able items. Everything is good to collectivize solidarity, instead of remaining at individual level, actually quite low.

This idea also came to my mind when I was seeing the musicians in Paris underground. Why people give more to musicians than mere supplicants? Because these musicians offer their service for a few minutes. Because they give a momentary pleasure and it deserves to be rewarded.

My idea was the same. In exchange for the pleasure to play FFXIV, with the money we would pay Square Enix could have donate it. As I mentioned earlier many large corporations already did the same thing. There is no utopia. But collectivization of solidarity is so difficult in a very individualistic society ...

[Ostia]

Lets be realistic here, SE is a corporation, corporations like moneys, and right now this game is not making them any moneys, do you really think that if the player base starts paying, that they are going to donate or give 80% of the gains to the japanese goverment or w/e ? NO THEY ARE NOT

If you really wanna help, go to japan, or donate to the people that are really helping, making threads like this, make the player base look like they are hmm i dunno DESPERATE ?

[DavidLocksley]

I hate to tell you this but everyone likes money. Any charity uses money its given for things other then what it is supposed to. The best example of this is Haiti. I would trust SE with my money just as much as I would a real charity organization. I do not believe either would use 100% of my money its intended purpose.

[Llan]

Guys... You are talking about money when Japan has a much more destructive problem... Radioactivity.
You guys do know that Radioactivity contaminates water supplies and the soil for over 20 years, don't you?
The radioactivity will ruin their main commercial activity other then Technology development, which is fishing. People have no electricity.
You can't solve radioactivity with money... Some countries are even blocking aircrafts coming from Japan at the airport for radioactivity decontamination.

It was my dream to visit Japan, and maybe graduate there... I'm really sad about Japans situation right now, as they have suffered much over the history (Because of the wrong choices perhaps, even that not being any close of a justification for the atrocity committed on the early era).

The only thing we can do is hope. And wish the best for the Japanese people to get through another resistance test that mother nature has set to them.

As my Nihongo sensei says,

"Japan is like the Phoenix, from the ashes it was born, to the ashes it returns, from the ashes it will rebirth"

Regards,
Llan Hana.

[Jen]

I also recommend donating directly to the Red Cross in Japan. They really need as much help as they can get right now.
You can also support some causes in your own country that are sending missions to help in Japan. Such as Doctors Without Borders or other emergency response teams.

[Flower]

Guys... You are talking about money when Japan has a much more destructive problem... Radioactivity.
You guys do know that Radioactivity contaminates water supplies and the soil for over 20 years, don't you?
The radioactivity will ruin their main commercial activity other then Technology development, which is fishing. People have no electricity.
You can't solve radioactivity with money... Some countries are even blocking aircrafts coming from Japan at the airport for radioactivity decontamination.

It was my dream to visit Japan, and maybe graduate there... I'm really sad about Japans situation right now, as they have suffered much over the history (Because of the wrong choices perhaps, even that not being any close of a justification for the atrocity committed on the early era).

The only thing we can do is hope. And wish the best for the Japanese people to get through another resistance test that mother nature has set to them.

As my Nihongo sensei says,

"Japan is like the Phoenix, from the ashes it was born, to the ashes it returns, from the ashes it will rebirth"

Regards,
Llan Hana.

I agree with you on most of this, but the radiation is not a trial of nature. That is something all humanity is to blame for and there is nothing natural about it. I only just found out about the state japan is in now with the nuclear reactors on the verg of full melt down which by the way would be the first time in the history of the world (all the others were only partial bec they managed to be controlled before that point). The most recent plan failed and they abandoned the idea of sending the 50 workers back in to try and fix the issue. They cant seem to get 4/6 reactors cooled down since they currently do not have access to fresh water (which is the only thing that works on cooling down the reactors). If thigns keep spiraling down in Japan the whole country may be at risk. I really hope things turn for the better I really do, this is not being said bec of FFXIV (well I do hope that is saved too lolz) but for all the millions of people who live in Japan I am praying you guys make it through I really am.

[Grit]

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Hate to say it, but much of that information is either outdated or flat-out wrong.

[Flower]

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Hate to say it, but much of that information is either outdated or flat-out wrong.

Hate to say but I doubt its flat out wrong unless all of our news networks are flat out wrong. I was listening to the news this morning and they pulled out the 50 japanese workers bec there was just too much radiation. (at least that is what I heard). I am only relaying information that I was told, its not out dated since it was this morning I heard it.

Just an update but, thank god the radiation cloud is moving away from the coast of japan (from the wind I suppose). Only bad thing about it is, if the wind blows in the wrong direction it could hit the west coast of the US. Lets just hope they get it under control enough that we do not have the first nuclear meltdown in history. I am talking a FULL meltdown not partial.

No one really knows what will happen in a full meltdown since it has never happened before, but from what I hear it could burrow into the earth and contaminate the earths fresh water supply. I doubt it will get to that point, but to create something with that much potential devastating effects is beyond me. I for sure would have never gone through with creating nuclear fusion if I knew it could get that bad. The worst case scenario is earth shattering literally.

[Overkill9000]

Only bad thing about it is, if the wind blows in the wrong direction it could hit the west coast of the US.

this is not a concern. it poses very little or no threat to the US.

[Flower]

Sorry for double Post but

UPDATE: They still have people going in and out checking I guess, and if they cant manage to get it cooled down they are going to flood it with sand and concrete (cuz I guess the nuclear reaction needs oxygen to keep going). This is good news and thwarts all the doomsayers. Yes nuclear power could be scary and I would never approve, but it would seem there are safe-falls.