The internet is not, and will never be a real place. Most of what we see or talk about is extremely exaggerated and it is only news because of it's rarity, not the norm. Therefore, while very entertaining and sometimes very disturbing, the internet is NOT real life
The true winners are those who created and benefit from the platforms and the content creators who saw it for what it truly is: A marketing, and advertisement cash grab. Where the only currency is the number of 'clicks' and you doing everything to get those clicks.
The losers are the people who angage in the fukkery while taking it seriously. Those that get pissed off by some online avatar not knowing who the real person is. Whether it's a 12 year old kid, a bot, some sadist incel, an unstable weirdo, some degenerate or an actual well adjusted and reasonable person. And those that think the internet personality is the same as the real life personality.
I think even the media know. They report an extreme example of something and talk about it like it's a norm. Some Podcaster or YouTuber comes up with some theory, goes viral and people believe that it applies in general to everything, not just a once off. Which is why words like "best ever", "greatest", "goat", "of all time", "most terrible person because" have become overused. Nah these people know exactly what they're doing, but do we?
The true winners are those who created and benefit from the platforms and the content creators who saw it for what it truly is: A marketing, and advertisement cash grab. Where the only currency is the number of 'clicks' and you doing everything to get those clicks.
The losers are the people who angage in the fukkery while taking it seriously. Those that get pissed off by some online avatar not knowing who the real person is. Whether it's a 12 year old kid, a bot, some sadist incel, an unstable weirdo, some degenerate or an actual well adjusted and reasonable person. And those that think the internet personality is the same as the real life personality.
I think even the media know. They report an extreme example of something and talk about it like it's a norm. Some Podcaster or YouTuber comes up with some theory, goes viral and people believe that it applies in general to everything, not just a once off. Which is why words like "best ever", "greatest", "goat", "of all time", "most terrible person because" have become overused. Nah these people know exactly what they're doing, but do we?