If a good deed isn’t recorded on video and shared on social media, does it still count? Of course it does — but in this age of viral fame/infamy, some folks would want to ensure that their acts of kindness are known on the internet. It has come to a point where there’s a whole industry of vloggers filming themselves doing charitable feats, possibly exploiting the unfortunate for views and shares.
Earlier today, the All Singapore Stuff Facebook page uploaded one such clip apparently contributed by an individual known as Kim. The video captured a man inside his house as a migrant laborer on a suspended scaffold carried out cleaning works on the exterior of his HDB block. The man then opens his windows and greets the laborer, passing him some drinks. The appreciative worker smiles and nods, accepting the gifts.
While the deed resulted in a grateful worker, netizens questioned the authenticity of the man’s kind act — basically, they took issue with why he had to be captured on video in the first place.
But a good deed on camera is still a good deed carried out, regardless of the intention.
