I have noticed lately that the social media is rife with smear and rants. If this negative trend continues, social media will be a turn off because it will be a source of dispute and conflicts. Take the case of a photo of a man carrying a child. A smear would make it look bad with a caption that pertains to sexual lust of the man on the child. What’s making it worse is the habit of sharing in social media. Users just share without even thinking.
Social media is being used to smear
- Thread starter Corzhens
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Yeah, that's definitely right. However, though, I don't want to be the type that ruins people's fun, but people should carefully consider if they want to be involved in the mess.
But that can be an incredibly good thing if the stuff shared isn't personal. I mean, it can drive tons of traffic for a business. For instance, this one guy I know was down and out, until social sharing gave him enough cash to fix his car and pretty much get back on track.
But that can be an incredibly good thing if the stuff shared isn't personal. I mean, it can drive tons of traffic for a business. For instance, this one guy I know was down and out, until social sharing gave him enough cash to fix his car and pretty much get back on track.
If you mean traffic, I have to agree. These things called "viral items" is getting common in social media because of that blind sharing. It's not the domain of the young generation because I have friends who are seniors and are also doing that blind sharing of whatever they can get whether links or email items more on health, religion, environment, etc. Take the case of a video on youtube, there are countless of success stories where a simple video went viral and had earned the uploader a load of cash.
I agree. People just share whatever they like on Social Media nowadays. They share some horrific stuff, like no thank you. I always try and stay out of it. I don't want to get in trouble. However I've known a lot of people to end up getting arrested for certain things because they've posted about it on Social Media, so it's a good thing for the Police.
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This is the reason I don't have a Facebook page anymore. I had a guy who I thought was a friend of mine come right out and ask me to sleep with him. When I rejected his advances, he got on Facebook and began a rant about how horrible it is to have someone who you thought was a friend abandon you. He turned the whole situation around on me and made me look like the bad guy while he made himself look like the victim. He pretty much ruined social media for me.
A lot of friends are not really friends and will mock you secretly and/or they have friends who are your enemies and they do the same. Also, as you mentioned, some get on there and rant about romantic things - stuff that is personal which do a lot of damage and really nobody's business.
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I agree. In his case, I think he got a little butt hurt by the fact that I had rejected his advances. I also believe he wanted to get the jump on me. He probably figured I'd start telling people about what he'd done and wanted to turn it around one me in before I ratted him out.
I don't let stuff like this get to me. I added a friend from high school, and I got into an argument with one of his stupid dumbass friends, who I happen to know, too. And not only does he unfriend me, he sides with the other guy. I've always been nice to him, but such is ignorance. It made me realize he was never a friend of mine. I tried to go to Wrestlemania 2 years ago with him, only to learn that he doesn't like wrestling anymore. Which isn't farfetched because WWE isn't what it used to be anymore, but that removes the one connection we had.
I bumped into him a while ago during a local festival (the city is a "small world" kind of thing), no feelings towards being a friend of him again, I just waltz past him.
You just gotta look out for what's going on when it concerns you. Just dump the friend and never look back. Those who have your back, by trying to be a friend of yours and not just another number increase for your facebook - are the ones you need to pay attention to.
Oh, and by the way, smearing another person in public on social media is also costly, so I don't advise anyone to smear another person without a reason, or whatever. Someone tried to smear me on twitter, and I fought back. He eventually stopped.
Someone can sue you for smearing another person in public, and WIN. All you need to do is gather all the evidence towards the other person, and be careful with what you're saying.
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That's the reason I didn't respond to his rant on Facebook. I didn't want to take the chance that he'd come back and sue me, even though he started it.
You could just fight back, and stand up for yourself. And then report it. As long as you don't go overboard, chances are, you can "get away with it."
My classmates in high school would always say "keep standing up for yourself." You earn respect that way.
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