I am worse than the whole lot of them.
The current flurry of "College Confessions" on Facebook. Anonymous, spiteful, misguided, depraved. And worst, in some cases, false.
I know some of the people who are trying to prove their coolness in a twisted manner, feeling safe behind the veil of the promised anonymity, goaded on by virtual cheers and "likes".
"I stole X's iPod touch, LOL bro"
"I act drunk while dancing around girls just so that I can grope them #epicwin"
"After my roommate used the toilet I used to clean the toilet seat with his face towel :D"
And so on, so forth. There have been thousands of these in about 7 days, and it's rising. I have actually picked some of the benign ones, the ones that were comparatively less sickening.
Sad thing is I know some of the folks being made the target in this free-for-all, even when they themselves don't know.
And I am gutless to stand up for them in front of this mob of hungry wolves who are devouring these with glee.
I'm afraid of being taunted.
I'm afraid of being marked.
I'm afraid of being made the next target.
I'm worse than the whole lot of them.
And I have never been more ashamed of myself in my entire life.
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The current flurry of "College Confessions" on Facebook. Anonymous, spiteful, misguided, depraved. And worst, in some cases, false.
I know some of the people who are trying to prove their coolness in a twisted manner, feeling safe behind the veil of the promised anonymity, goaded on by virtual cheers and "likes".
"I stole X's iPod touch, LOL bro"
"I act drunk while dancing around girls just so that I can grope them #epicwin"
"After my roommate used the toilet I used to clean the toilet seat with his face towel :D"
And so on, so forth. There have been thousands of these in about 7 days, and it's rising. I have actually picked some of the benign ones, the ones that were comparatively less sickening.
Sad thing is I know some of the folks being made the target in this free-for-all, even when they themselves don't know.
And I am gutless to stand up for them in front of this mob of hungry wolves who are devouring these with glee.
I'm afraid of being taunted.
I'm afraid of being marked.
I'm afraid of being made the next target.
I'm worse than the whole lot of them.
And I have never been more ashamed of myself in my entire life.
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Saddens me where MIT is gone now...
ReplyDeleteAre the young becoming increasingly insensitive?
ReplyDeleteSeems to be the case, unfortunately, though I sound like a hypocrite saying it, being one of the "youth" myself. So i wouldn't use the word "young" to quantify the "insensitive", but rather, society at large!
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