Look, people had a lot of energy and will to help (and maybe a bit of anger) and didn't know where to pour it into. It's the same way redcross makes a fortune to buy new furniture after each disaster because people want to help but do not know how, so they take the easiest path without any deep thought.
It's not like they ran to join the military to invade Iraq for dubious reasons somehow impossibly tied to 9/11, so at least we are learning from past mistakes.
What people need to do is make a crowdsourcing app for the next time this happens to better focus all that willpower in the right direction.
It's not like they ran to join the military to invade Iraq for dubious reasons somehow impossibly tied to 9/11, so at least we are learning from past mistakes.
What people need to do is make a crowdsourcing app for the next time this happens to better focus all that willpower in the right direction.