As the middle-aged dad in the room, I'm often last to get the joke. So I could use some help here: Is Pixel Equity a joke?
It has many of the qualities of something you'd find in The Onion: It's a nonprofit with this compelling mission: "... connects those who want to share video games with those who want to play them."
That's right. Video games. Which, the website proclaims with a glorious lack of parallelism, help kids in these ways:
- Exposure to different cultures
- Learn to think scientifically
- Follow directions and read critically
- Develop social and communication skills
This is all shared with (I think) a straight face. There's even a mind-numbing Terms of Service page, as if the very existence of the charity is like a piece of software.
It's funny, but not quite funny enough to make me sure it's a joke. Another blog, Cashewman, takes it seriously and takes it to task with Avoiding More Useless Charities: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself.
But I can't shake the feeling that we've been had (or, more likely, pwned).
What do you think?
Thanks to Give and Take for the tip.
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