tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post4686544040511855151..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: A day in the life of the worst aid worker in the world.Mungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-47386396122629438442011-08-14T16:12:38.861-04:002011-08-14T16:12:38.861-04:00So what they say about the passive-aggressiveness ...So what they say about the passive-aggressiveness (or just plain aggressiveness) of the development field is true.<br /><br />I think the best way to approach this discussion is with empathy. Who hasn't had a day of work that was irrationally upsetting? Especially if you've worked in developing country settings.<br /><br />That's not to say aid workers are heroes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-75309769735500186422011-07-10T00:34:16.364-04:002011-07-10T00:34:16.364-04:00Hyperbole, yes, of course. Satire, no, at least no...Hyperbole, yes, of course. Satire, no, at least not intentional. Maybe two years later you have come to the point in your life that you realize how ridiculous and self-absorbed you used to be. Congratulations on your growth.<br /><br />Cute little "reading comprehension" quip, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-88937635339671909912011-07-09T22:44:42.058-04:002011-07-09T22:44:42.058-04:00Satire (noun): A technique in which vices, follies...<b>Satire</b> <i>(noun)</i>: A technique in which vices, follies, abuses and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often in a manner involving humour such as parody, exaggeration, juxtaposition, irony and sarcasm, and often seeming to approve of the very thing the author wishes to attack.<br /><br /><b>Hyperbole</b> <i>(noun)</i>: Literary device using extreme exaggeration or overstatement, often used to evoke strong feelings but not meant to be taken literally.<br /><br /><b>Reading Comprehension</b> <i>(noun)</i>: The level of one's ability to proficiently recognize and understand words and sentences as part of a structured body of writing, with the inference that the reader can also understand the meaning behind what has been written. The teaching of reading comprehension skills typically begins in Kindergarten.morealtitudehttp://morealtitude.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-2334375605386206192011-07-09T08:00:22.387-04:002011-07-09T08:00:22.387-04:00And now you judge me, eh Raehan?And now you judge me, eh Raehan?Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656436431053306500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-17637221663105648082011-07-08T20:19:20.876-04:002011-07-08T20:19:20.876-04:00Perhaps you should consider posting something abou...Perhaps you should consider posting something about your world - inspire your readers instead of just bagging out some stranger for his negative take on something. At the very least it makes u no better. He judges his situation, you judge him. Who is sitting on the higher horse?Raehannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-24217810782362946822011-07-08T19:02:21.648-04:002011-07-08T19:02:21.648-04:00Com'on guys, this is post is clearly satire. I...Com'on guys, this is post is clearly satire. If you stopped and looked at anything else the guy has written on his blog you'd know that.<br />Or would you think that this- <br /><br />http://handrelief.blogspot.com/<br /><br />is real too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-79086719176446020452011-07-08T11:01:32.030-04:002011-07-08T11:01:32.030-04:00Probably not the response he expected when he post...Probably not the response he expected when he posted that.Gerardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-46591675080102677372011-07-08T10:20:52.168-04:002011-07-08T10:20:52.168-04:00Too bad Easterly stopped doing Aid Watch, I'd ...Too bad Easterly stopped doing Aid Watch, I'd absolutely love his take on this.Hasdrubalnoreply@blogger.com