Is there a single more noble and upstanding act...

[mmntech]

Is there a single more noble and upstanding act...than silently holding open a door for a blind person?

Spending years working on a bionic eye that returns sight to the blind? :sneaky:

 

[SlitheryDee]

Are you saying a blind person doesn't recognize a door being held open vs. one that's shut?

OK.

A better question would be does a blind person know the difference between a door that's being held open for them and one that is just propped open. On cool days a lot of businesses around here will prop their doors open.

I just got an amusing mental image of a blind person walking into store after store thanking nonexistent people for holding the door for them.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

When you help someone that is physically capable of identifying you, there's the possibility that you're doing it for some kind of validation. When helping a blind person, you know that it's selfless.

OR you could just wear a batman mask and nobody would be able to identify you, achieving the same level of heroism.

Pats OP on back.

 

[MrColin]

...than silently holding open a door for a blind person? You'd be assisting some of the most vulnerable and helpless members of society, yet at the same time all it takes is a modest demeanor and they will never even know who you are. It's like being Batman to them.

Ok but what if you do that and Obama sees you do it via surveillance drone and you are awarded the medal of honor. Would that make you less virtuous? Or how about if, after a hard day of patting yourself on the back you post the scenario as a hypothetical in an internet forum, and the guy you hold the door for sees it and not only calls you out, but divulges that he isn't really blind, but just pretends to be so he can laugh at the folks that think they are helping him. This is a very complex and relevant moral dilemma that I hope someone more smarter than me hash out more fully.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Why just blind people, I do so for random people whenever the opportunity arises, regardless if I get a thank you or not.

This.

It's hilarious to see the OP is such a pompous retard he thinks holding doors open is some kind of majestic act of kindness.

I know women love to compliment men that do that shit, and say they don't do enough anymore... but I've done it since my teenage years and haven't stopped. It's not an act of kindness. It's just going about my day.


The only time I expect a thank you is a wave when I let you into my lane while driving... and if you don't give me the wave FUCK YOU MOTHER FUCKER I HOPE YOU DIE IN AN INFERNO YOU FLAMING PIECE OF SHIT ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!

 

[blackdogdeek]

I'd say giving one's life in the defense of freedom is more noble and upstanding.

 

[alzan]

I always hold doors open. I don't really think about it as some kind of great thing though. It's part of the baseline of what people should do in a civil society. One thing I hate about it is when you look back and the person is just far enough away that you don't know if it would be appropriate to hold the door for them. You can either stand there with the door open like a dumbass while they hurry up towards you to keep you from waiting too long, creating an awkward situation all around, or you can let the door close and hope it doesn't look rude. Holding doors for people is definitely not for the faint of heart.

Edit: Also. Everyone knows that the most noble act possible is when she swallows.

^This. Bolded: +1

 

[Jeff7]

I always hold doors open. I don't really think about it as some kind of great thing though.
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Is it wrong that I think of it in terms of overall efficiency? If the door is already open, energy's been expended to get it there so it makes more sense to keep it there for some amount of time.

On the other hand, our society needs whatever exercise it can get.
So close the door in front of someone, especially heavy ones.
"It's for your own good! You're welcome!"

Holding doors for people is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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Swinging doors take special skill. If the person is close, hold the door. If they're not, time it such that the door will swing back the other way, permitting them to still walk through easily. Mad skillz, yo.

What if they smell you, realize you're there, then feel your face all creepy like? Then the jig is up HBB.

Wait, the blind people you've met have felt your face?




Oh dear....
I think I need a lawyer.


And several minutes to myself.

I'd say giving one's life in the defense of freedom is more noble and upstanding.

There's one in every thread...















...who's never held a door for a blind person.


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[Sheik Yerbouti]

When you help someone that is physically capable of identifying you, there's the possibility that you're doing it for some kind of validation. When helping a blind person, you know that it's selfless.

Nope, I just do it cause I was taught to be courteous. Plus it's nice to be nice.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

They're blind, not stupid. I'm sure they'd say thanks and move on.

Say thanks to what? The air? I am invisible to them.

And you're a retard if you don't think he can't open the door himself.

How about this, hold open the door for anyone that's behind you? You're being courteous every day.

I am speaking from personal experience bro. You seriously think no blind person has ever struggled to open a door before?

Are you saying a blind person doesn't recognize a door being held open vs. one that's shut?

OK.

I suppose I should add that in my personal experience, the door was a triggered one that opens automatically when either a handicapped button is pressed or when the handle is pulled a little.

 

[gorcorps]

they're blind, so they'd totally be able to daredevil your ass and know exactly who you are and what you're doing

you're an ATOTer too... so they can smell you

 

[smackababy]

What kind of silly ass question is this? Of course there are more noble acts. Holding the door open for a blind person? Holy fuck, that is some stupid shit. For one, I hold the door open for anyone within 5 seconds of me when entering a door because it is the decent thing to do, regardless of their eyesight. And two, blind people are hardly the most vulnerable and helpless members of society. I'm glad you look down upon them and their handicap so much.

The most noble act is to take a self righteous twat down a peg or two when they brag about helping that "helpless blind man, with no expectation of reward, except for the validation of a bunch of strangers on the internet because, had I really done it for noble purposes, I wouldn't be bragging about it."

 

[Jaepheth]

Caring for a sick/disabled family member who you secretly can't stand.

You don't get the reward of a personal high; it's a long, arduous, draining process (not over in 30 seconds); and after the first couple months you stop getting the praise of those close to you because it fades from being a sweet thing to do to just being the way things are.

 

[Puppies04]

When you help someone that is physically capable of identifying you, there's the possibility that you're doing it for some kind of validation. When helping a blind person, you know that it's selfless.

If a blind person knows the layout of a building and you hold a door open for them without saying anything all you are going to do is confuse the crap out of them.

 

[squarecut1]

So is this the standard for nobility for millennials, holding doors open? What's next, saying thank you?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

So is this the standard for nobility for millennials, holding doors open? What's next, saying thank you?

I'll have you know that I never hesitate to say thank you, even when I'm the one being thanked.

 

[Phoenix86]

I'll have you know that I never hesitate to say thank you, even when I'm the one being thanked.

Fine, but otherwise your definitions of "noble" and "upstanding" still need a lot of work.