I have found that on the Internet, there are some mildly influential and popular people, whose only job is to create controversial and 'outrageous' content.
I like to term these people as 'the outragers'. They create content that for your average person, holds content that is 'horrible', 'disgusting' or 'outrageous'. For example, when news broke recently that Robin Williams had hung himself, there was an article on the internet soon after that outraged everyone.
Apparently, some guy had written an article (or spoken on a radio show), that he did not feel as sad as he would have been if it had been singer Robbie Williams who had died.
Naturally, everyone was up on their toes screaming that this person was disgusting, what he had said was outrageous and downright despicable. The article, person ay have 'trended' on Twitter and other social media for a while.
Later, everything went back to normal and everyone was happier. The website that hosted the article was happier cuz they got a lot of hits and made money. The people who were outraged were happier cuz they felt holier than the outrager. The outrager was also happy because he got his pay and a modicum of popularity.
This is a kind of a cycle. Someone says something about Gaza/ Israel/ blacks or Muslims. Everyone is outraged, the outrager (who necessarily does not believe in what he/ she said, but realise its a good way to make money) gets some abuse but a lot more cash. Everything goes back to normal.
Although it might seem like its a victimless habit, its not. Consider how Robin Williams' family, already in mourning, felt after they heard the outragers comments (if they did come to know about. I hope they did not).
This is a useless exercise, but one that seems to have become a staple in our modern lives.
I like to term these people as 'the outragers'. They create content that for your average person, holds content that is 'horrible', 'disgusting' or 'outrageous'. For example, when news broke recently that Robin Williams had hung himself, there was an article on the internet soon after that outraged everyone.
Apparently, some guy had written an article (or spoken on a radio show), that he did not feel as sad as he would have been if it had been singer Robbie Williams who had died.
Naturally, everyone was up on their toes screaming that this person was disgusting, what he had said was outrageous and downright despicable. The article, person ay have 'trended' on Twitter and other social media for a while.
Later, everything went back to normal and everyone was happier. The website that hosted the article was happier cuz they got a lot of hits and made money. The people who were outraged were happier cuz they felt holier than the outrager. The outrager was also happy because he got his pay and a modicum of popularity.
This is a kind of a cycle. Someone says something about Gaza/ Israel/ blacks or Muslims. Everyone is outraged, the outrager (who necessarily does not believe in what he/ she said, but realise its a good way to make money) gets some abuse but a lot more cash. Everything goes back to normal.
Although it might seem like its a victimless habit, its not. Consider how Robin Williams' family, already in mourning, felt after they heard the outragers comments (if they did come to know about. I hope they did not).
This is a useless exercise, but one that seems to have become a staple in our modern lives.
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