Over the
last few days, I have heard some stories, some news, some real, some without
merit and I thought about a new way some have chosen to masturbate.
OK, Masturbate .
That is a strong word, but media and the digital social world have changed us and they have changed the way we interact with others, so it must have had an impact on how we interact with our selves.
First the masturbation.
Facebook, MySpace, Ello, Pinterest is packed with little words blurbs that are
designed to get us to do something. In the old days, in High School, if we
failed to tell ten friends about some amazing angelic visit or some ways to
abtain money, we would be cursed into oblivion. We even qualified denoted it
with a name: Chain-Mail.
Today our “Chain-Mail”
takes on a much larger presence. We receive notices that “I love my Country, I
support the troops that defends us heroically, I pray for the safe return of
our children and I KNOW who will report this to their status and who will not.”
Presumably those that will are both loving our our Country and our heroic soldiers and those that don’t are the lowest of scum…unpatriotic scum.
Presumably those that will are both loving our our Country and our heroic soldiers and those that don’t are the lowest of scum…unpatriotic scum.
We receive
re-post messages about Moms and a variety of cancers and a plethora of causes
that if you fail to re-post, you have adopted a future as the lowest form of
life.
And here is where the Masturbation comes in (no pun intended!)
Those that think up these charmer messages get recaps of just how viral they went. Many times it is as simple as going to a search engine, putting in the phrase and reviewing how many times it had been re-posted. “If you Love your MOM” was re-posted over 13,000 in Pakistan alone!
When the
Original Poster saw that level of response, I am sure they exploded with viral
and digital joy!
Which in a
way is like Porn pictures or on-line Porn magazines or Porn movies: although you can
watch then, there is an important element missing in the process. Everything
you feel is imaginary. It never really happened to you. But it doesn’t stop millions
from going for it!
And I think more than just
creating a “Love Your Mother” or “Hate this Cancer” tug at your heartstrings
plea to re-post, is the sad digital tear when we learn that Blah-Blah-Blah famous person has died…suddenly.
Today Judd Nelson died. A few weeks ago Bill Nye (the Science Guy), Jackie Chan, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, Russell Crowe and even Morgan Freeman all died. And millions of words eulogized the loss of these folks, even eulogies from the dead ones themselves, proclaiming their still being alive..Go Figure.
Today Judd Nelson died. A few weeks ago Bill Nye (the Science Guy), Jackie Chan, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, Russell Crowe and even Morgan Freeman all died. And millions of words eulogized the loss of these folks, even eulogies from the dead ones themselves, proclaiming their still being alive..Go Figure.
Who could
believe at first that Robin Williams was taken or Jack Bruce just yesterday
without first saying “Right…another faked death!”
The
internet, the media has made us into a horde of Doubting Thomas’ that will not
believe until we can stick our hand in the hole! Well at least we are part of a
long 2000 year old religious tradition.
Which leads
me to my final thought: the half truth.
They get us with the half truth every single day on the TV, in advertisements and in social media. I love that 94% of everyone that graduated University of the Pacific got a job. The half truth: what percentage of original paid students actually graduated AND what percentage got a job in the field they elected to get degreed in. I am just guessing that 94% number flies out the window faster than Fat Burning Goo’s and Gadgets. Safe bet: if you see it on TV and then immediately at a garage sale…don’t invest your money…Send it to me!
They get us with the half truth every single day on the TV, in advertisements and in social media. I love that 94% of everyone that graduated University of the Pacific got a job. The half truth: what percentage of original paid students actually graduated AND what percentage got a job in the field they elected to get degreed in. I am just guessing that 94% number flies out the window faster than Fat Burning Goo’s and Gadgets. Safe bet: if you see it on TV and then immediately at a garage sale…don’t invest your money…Send it to me!
I wrote
about two other half truths recently.
“If you hear "Oh even the President
of Greenpeace quit", read on to learn what they don't know or didn't bother to share.
And when you
hear that one of the co-founders of the Weather Channel bemoan the headline
"Global Warming is a
hoax", learn the rest of the story. Understand that the Weather Channel is
entertainment and must hold
our mutual attention to sell soap. Understand that there is a difference
between "the weather" hat happens outside today) and "the climate" (what trends are happening over much longer periods of time).
Remember
that Limbaugh is PAID 400 million dollars to rage on about crap on the
airwaves. Talking heads on both sides
make billions of dollars to sell their message and for you to buy their car and
soap.
Would you be Rush Limbaugh for 5 years for a measly 400 million dollars?
Funny how
money filters what comes out of our mouths. Start by believing in
yourself. Take it from there.
Maybe these
things are true, maybe not, but remember when Abe Lincoln said
"The
problem with internet quotes is that you can’t always depend on their
accuracy" -Abraham Lincoln, 1864
Remember that Truth may set you free, but a half-truth may kill you!”
And…
“Yah know
what irks me? Oh course you do!
But to my
short list, I want to add that if you are under indictment or if you are proven
quilty or if you have been
convicted of a crime or even if you are caught in LIES, you should not be
allowed to continue your con
on the Public Airwaves.
Has anybody
seen an Angie's List commercial? They say that you can't pay to be on that list
and that has been proven
wrong and a lie!
Has anybody
seen a Wounded Warrior plea for funds. It looks like at least 58% of every
donated dollar goes to the Admin and
to the Announcers and Entertainers that rip off these people that have put
their life's on the line for this
country, right or wrong.
Fact remains that if you send in $100, probably less than $30 gets to help a Vet. A vet that was sent to fight for us and then ripped off by our Congress when they came back.
Fact remains that if you send in $100, probably less than $30 gets to help a Vet. A vet that was sent to fight for us and then ripped off by our Congress when they came back.
Even though
it is a noble cause, it is a shame, people are allowed to further rip off the
Vets and show us pictures
of Vets who have lost their limbs holding babies.. We should be paying for
their treatment, not some bunch of
Con Artists.
And what
about that dope politician who threatened ON CAMERA to throw a reporter off of
a Capital Rotunda balcony for asking him
a question. He is also under indictment for numerous TAX EVASION charges.
Are we nuts?
This Butt-Nugget is still polling to win...
Don't
believe me...Do your homework! (Must be my theme today!)”
So let us
wrap this up.
Advice from me (whoever that is)
Advice from me (whoever that is)
1.
Don’t
fall victim to someone who want you to re-post something. Follow your heart.
Make your own postings. You can do it.
2.
Don’t
trust much of what you see in the news, hear on the radio, or read in Social
Media. Remember that these people regardless how inert, want to sell you soap.
In the olden days we said : QUESTION AUTHORITY. I think now, unless we want to
look like idiots (and that is OK as well), QUESTION EVERYTHING that matters to
you. If you don’t care if Jay-Z has passed on and he has little to no impact on
your life…let it go. It is is someone or something that makes you go awwwww.
Look it up!
3.
Don’t
accept the half truth. As Paul Harvey would say “and here is the rest of the story. Find out the rest.
Step away from the TV and the Game and whatever and try to find the truth the
best that you can.
You will be a better American and a better person for making the
effort!
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