I think that's not the point. We should not be so conservative and stick to standards from the past. I don't know what the previous generation's life was like so I cannot say for sure, but the fact is that living standards have gone up in Singapore. I don't think any of the volunteers expect the same level of food as the athletes. The point is we need to treat them with respect and appreciate their efforts. Appreciating their efforts means treating them decently and not giving them food that would be considered more than enough 5 years ago or in a third world country. Appreciating their efforts sometimes means caring for them and giving them the kind of food an average person can expect to eat daily.
I have volunteered for many things and the food shown in the photo leaves a lot to be desired. I have gotten far higher levels of appreciation for volunteering, most organisers would show some appreciation, even if it's just a little thing like asking you if you need a break..It's part of a gracious society. I don't think this should be the way to promote the spirit of volunteerism, saying how some people in other less developed countries don't even get as much food. That is saying that to volunteer is to degrade yourself.
I also don't think that just because this is an isolated case, we should not care about it. If you just wasted a billion dollars for your company in a day, should they also ignore it because it only happened once? It is a small thing, yes, nobody will die from having less food, but I feel there should be some accountability in this. If we let all these things happen just because it is just a minor fault, then we are just denying that things are happening. Discussing about these things also show that we care about our people. When we stop sticking up for our fellow people who are not being treated fairly, then it means that we no longer care about our countrymen.
