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Yes and clearly they are not the same constraints. It's ridiculous to think this raises any sort of awareness to the real issues that poverty presents. It's tr

• icebraining 13y ago
  Charities seem to think that small, one-line ads with a tidbit of information can raise awareness and spur some people into action; I don't see why this couldn't. Raising awareness is not the same as getting people to even begin to understand the issue, it's just making people realize there is an issue.
• randac 13y ago
  I had never heard of 'food deserts' for example. This stunt raised my awareness. You're wrong.
• vacri 13y ago
  Not everyone is aware as you are of the limitations of poverty. I imagine in particular, this CEO's social circle isn't very aware, and if someone of their own social standing says "hey, I actually tried to eat properly on food stamps, and it can't be done", those people will give it more credence.
• thejulielogan 13y ago
  (A) We're talking about it. Raise awareness? Done. (B) No they are not the same constraints as a whole, but he is choosing to live by a specific set of constraints. That is the entire premise of what he is doing. Not living by some extreme set of constraints omg I have to give up everything does not diminish what he is trying to accomplish. You're just adding your own parameters to his experiment.