online people-power

In a society where anything and anyone can get sensationalized online, it would be wise to just be careful and be mindful of your actions in public.

The flavor of the month, the supposedly lying (la-ying) student who reprimanded a security guard for some unknown reason, is now so popular that she now has her own catch phrase and meme. To be honest, I didn't even view the video. I knew once it appeared on my feed that this would be another case of "cyber-bullying the real-life bully" that would eventually transition into "protecting the cyber-bullied, misunderstood bully." It's just a never-ending cycle that we're all too familiar with.

With our culture heavily influenced by telenovelas, we rally and rally against an oppressor until we overdo it. We pity the oppressor who now has become the victim. We quote human rights to protect the initial oppressor and blame society and the unrully un-named masses. We forgive the oppressor. Then, optionally, we vote for the now-popular oppressor who have decided to run for office. Then we find another bully to glorify and the cycle goes on.

Anyway, going back to the topic, people should already know by now that whatever you do offline can easily get immortalized online and that anything posted on the Internet can be scrutinized by easily-rallied, anonymous, and self-righteous masses. Even this blog post can't escape that truth.

So, again, in a society where anything and anyone can get sensationalized online, it would be wise to just be careful and be mindful of your actions in public. Unless, of course, you're really seeking the attention.