Is it possible that Ripple helps American Red Cross and Salvation Army build donation collection framework for Texas catastrophe?

[Shime]

Is it possible that Ripple helps American Red Cross and Salvation Army build donation collection framework for Texas catastrophe with Interledger and infrastructure support?

[brozamsterdam]

Is it possible that Ripple is presently finalising a cure for cancer?... Seems pretty insensitive to use a natural disaster / human emergency as a base for utter speculation about xrp profitability.

[Guest]

I completely agree. Some of the newer investors in xrp are manic about their new investment and take pleasure in any global disasters, then give the impression that they're some sort of humanitarians wondering how Ripple might "help" whatever disaster it is, when all they really care about is the value of their investment.

It's disgraceful the amount of comments I've seen online recently about North Korea and Texas. People love to use the misfortune of others to help their own agenda.

Edited August 30, 2017 by Guest

[Shime]

I was talking about framework that I can send some XRP / Bitcoin /ETH to charity with low transaction fee.

Is my English so bad, or you are just *************. If you want to communicate in rude manner...

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, Shime said:

I was talking about framework that I can send some XRP / Bitcoin /ETH to charity with low transaction fee.

Is my English so bad, or you are just klootzaks / shitbags. If you want to communicate in rude manner...

If transaction fees are your concern, you'd better include VISA in that list of payment options instead of bitcoin.

[kanaas]

5 minutes ago, Niall said:

I completely agree. Some of the newer investors in xrp are manic about their new investment and take pleasure in any global disasters, then give the impression that they're some sort of humanitarians wondering how Ripple might "help" whatever disaster it is, when all they really care about is the value of their investment.

It's the disgraceful the amount of comments I've seen online recently about North Korea and Texas. People love to use the misfortune of others to help their own agenda.

To be honest, this is not the only disaster on the globe. In Africa still hundreds of thousands people are dying sufring from hunger often caused by drought related to changing environment conditions. Just to say that many other places on earth experiences more and bigger disasters than Harvey. While there never can be hard proof of relation between so much global disasters and climate change it sure wouldn't hurt to adapt in consuming energy, and changing our life styles.... But guess who keeps on thinking they(he) have(has) no responsibility? Right ... US and Trump....XRPchat will not solve those problems.... but that one single man might help a little bit in protecting our global environments... Maybe XRPchat can try to convince him?

To be clear: I'm not saying XRPchat shouldn't help Harvey victims. Of course it would be nice to do so.... just wanted to put it a little bit in a global perspective... and look a bit over the horizon instead of limiting our protecting & helping to our own backyards and neighbors. 

I would also add  that I'm not of the kind that says that our donations do not arrive or they do not help. I spend a lot on charity and I have witnessed charity labor in Africa and even helped them with local technical support. There's a lot we can do in making the globe a better place for all.... And be honest: who needs most of my support: an African village where almost everybody is dying or sufring from disease and hunger in a poor country with no means to support their own people.... or a family that lost their home by a storm and a flood in a rich country with a lot of (possible) support from the whole national society?

[Shime]

Nevermind, i sent via SWIFT, costed me 45€ for 500€...because of you CAN'T send BTC, but Interledger would solve that problem.

Just had a hunch that Interledger would be good for that kind of stuff, but I was misunderstood, obviously.

Thank you for your suggestion.

[brozamsterdam]

Apologies. I didn't realise that Red Cross always has a crypto specialist on the ground in disaster areas who turns xrps from all over the world into blankets, bandages and shelter... Seriously, dude. Neither myself nor @Niall were rude, we were pointing out the madness of a post speculating whether xrp today is going to help in a disaster zone/ It's not. Simple as that. Perhaps in x months or years, but not today with Hurrican Harvey.

Also, klootzak is more accurately translated as ball bag.

[Shime]

Interledger, not XRP. It doesn't matter how and what you send.

[johnny]

I think everyone has been a little harsh on @Shime. I read his idea as more a "hey, could this technology help out the victims in some way?" 

Whilst I don't think Ripple is at the stage where it can provide support for this humanitarian work right now, I think it's good of @Shime to be thinking about how innovative tech can help out in the future.

Let's not use this disaster (or the other ones that are happening everyday) be used to shame this guy for his innocent idea.

 

[Shime]

Just now, johnny said:

I think everyone has been a little harsh on @Shime. I read his idea as more a "hey, could this technology help out the victims in some way?" 

Whilst I don't think Ripple is at the stage where it can provide support for this humanitarian work right now, I think it's good of @Shime to be thinking about how innovative tech can help out in the future.

Let's not use this disaster (or the other ones that are happening everyday) be used to shame this guy for his innocent idea.

 

Thank's to Heavens, somebody understood. I was talking about transfering funds via Interledger, and automatical conversion of sent funds.  Costed me 45€ to send some donation.

[brozamsterdam]

Let's call a truce, and accept that @Shime had good intentions and was more focused on the aid part than the xrp profit part. Yes, in the future it should help but not today...

 

[Guest]

If anyone is seriously concerned  about people that are suffering in disaster zones, then throwing money at the problem is not the best help they can give, they should go there and provide whatever assistance they can give. Throwing money at it and questioning what is the quickest way to throw money at it is the least helpful thing you can do. The timing of the original posters comments are not appropriate, people have died and are dying. 

Edited August 30, 2017 by Guest

[johnny]

4 minutes ago, Shime said:

Thank's to Heavens, somebody understood. I was talking about transfering funds via Interledger, and automatical conversion of sent funds.  Costed me 45€ to send some donation.

Yeah those costs are shocking. Particularly when you're donating money! Not to mention the victims will only see about 5-10% of your actual donation once the middle men and aid agency administration gets their share.

Perhaps one day crypto will be able to cut out all the middle men and get the funds directly to the victims. 

In Australia if you donate to the aid agencies advertising on the street, they're actually using a sales firm to do the collection. That firm takes 92% of your donation. Shocking! 

[johnny]

8 minutes ago, Niall said:

If anyone is seriously concerned  about people that are suffering in disaster zones, then throwing money at the problem is not the best help they can give, they should go there and provide whatever assistance they can give. Throwing money at it and questioning what is the quickest way to throw money at it is the least helpful thing you can do. The timing of the original posters comments are not appropriate, people have died and are dying. 

We're not all living in Texas or the USA for that matter. Sending money for disaster relief is OK. It might not help in the first few days, but it might help people get back on their feet in the years to come.