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These days when there's plenty of Photoshop and video editing software, no one stops to point out something that looks weird. If a kid is holding up a piece of paper and there's a neat quote written on it, everyone starts assuming that the kid must have written it himself. If there's a video of a celebrity look-alike doing something or saying something questionable, everyone's so quick to judge these celebrities and get all worked up.
Does no one stop to wonder if these things are real before commenting on them?
With the internet age and plenty of trolling, I suspect some trolling when it comes to viral content.
-Which is precisely why I NEVER, ever, ever, ever, ever click "like" and/or "share" on any of those memes I see on Facebook that explicitly SAY"like and share if you like/agree".
I don't care what it is or what it says or what it depicts. No matter how much I might otherwise like it, I don't ever pass on anything that carries a request to do so.
If it's good enough to stand on its own, then I usually will. And it's also usually either genuinely funny/factual/informative. Which means whoever created it doesn't need to beg for attention by urging us to like and share.
A good rule of thumb to live by is if anything contains verbiage along the lines of "shocking", "must see", "urgent", "please pass this on", "A friend told me", "hilarious", ad nauseum, there is a better than 99.9% chance it's complete and total garbage, a mix of half-truths or out-of-context information, outright fiction, or all of the above.
-Which is precisely why I NEVER, ever, ever, ever, ever click "like" and/or "share" on any of those memes I see on Facebook that explicitly SAY"like and share if you like/agree".
I don't care what it is or what it says or what it depicts. No matter how much I might otherwise like it, I don't ever pass on anything that carries a request to do so.
If it's good enough to stand on its own, then I usually will. And it's also usually either genuinely funny/factual/informative. Which means whoever created it doesn't need to beg for attention by urging us to like and share.
A good rule of thumb to live by is if anything contains verbiage along the lines of "shocking", "must see", "urgent", "please pass this on", "A friend told me", "hilarious", ad nauseum, there is a better than 99.9% chance it's complete and total garbage, a mix of half-truths or out-of-context information, outright fiction, or all of the above.
Yeah.
Sometimes you see videos where everyone's like "this is so offensive" or "that's inappropriate!" and the commenters are like "it's a joke!" or "obviously they're kidding." But with other material, no one suspects any trolling or tries to point out any inconsistencies which might suggest that it's fake, especially when it comes to pictures. In the age of photoshop and editing software on our computers, no one questions whether or not some "viral content" was made up on the spot.
Please to be ignoring the political slant of the article.. I don't want to turn this topic into a political one. That happened in 2009, went viral in late 2013.. And I never heard about it until a couple of weeks ago.
I did some research on it, because I thought it HAD to be a joke.. Nope.
I do laugh my butt off when people fall for the "Dihydrogen Monoxide" thing.
Snopes USED to be a good resource.. But.. They put some of the silliest ones up there now.
These days when there's plenty of Photoshop and video editing software, no one stops to point out something that looks weird. If a kid is holding up a piece of paper and there's a neat quote written on it, everyone starts assuming that the kid must have written it himself. If there's a video of a celebrity look-alike doing something or saying something questionable, everyone's so quick to judge these celebrities and get all worked up.
Does no one stop to wonder if these things are real before commenting on them?
With the internet age and plenty of trolling, I suspect some trolling when it comes to viral content.
Yes. I especially pay attention when it's political in nature (no matter which side) and it just doesn't seem quite right. Before I repost, if it interests me, I research. I've been neglectful a few times and have been embarrassed to find out that some photo or article I shared was complete nonsense, or at least misquoted.
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Originally Posted by Des-Lab
-Which is precisely why I NEVER, ever, ever, ever, ever click "like" and/or "share" on any of those memes I see on Facebook that explicitly SAY "like and share if you like/agree".
I don't care what it is or what it says or what it depicts. No matter how much I might otherwise like it, I don't ever pass on anything that carries a request to do so.
If it's good enough to stand on its own, then I usually will. And it's also usually either genuinely funny/factual/informative. Which means whoever created it doesn't need to beg for attention by urging us to like and share.
A good rule of thumb to live by is if anything contains verbiage along the lines of "shocking", "must see", "urgent", "please pass this on", "A friend told me", "hilarious", ad nauseum, there is a better than 99.9% chance it's complete and total garbage, a mix of half-truths or out-of-context information, outright fiction, or all of the above.
I ignore those altogether. Doesn't matter if you agree or not, it's just someone gathering info.
Last edited by Oldhag1; 07-12-2014 at 03:38 AM..
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Always. There are so many hoaxes circulated on a daily basis.
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