First World Problems Anthem
Howard Lake | 8 October 2012 | News
“I hate when my phone charger won’t reach my bed”.
“I hate it when my house is so big I need two wireless routers”
Take a deep breath. These are first world problems, and are not such big problems.
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Lack of access to clean water is a significant problem. This video and its Twitter hashtag #FirstWorldProblems poke fun at this of us who could do with a sense of perspective, and a reminder that we can help tackle some genuine life-threatening problems.
It was created by ad agency DDB NY for WaterIsLife which provides a portable filtration device.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.