Quote:
Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I've been following this local story for the past week because it's something that happened in the neighborhood.
I was thinking of the anti-semite remarks and the police idea that there's some conspiracy. But what if following Occum's Razor that it is just as simple as someone else, walking up to a reporter, or calling a reporter, and making up the whole scene just like the Chk Chk Boom! girl told a lie[/URL]" in Australia about a shooting? Is it possible that the very idea of internet trolling is actually invading real life in a similar way with hit and run anonymity?
I think it's quite possible.
|
I believe the bottom line that indicates most heavily that something cool is about to happen is that you can be an honest person in America, and at the same time, be the #1 most wanted individual, all you're waiting for is an encounter with a certain person and it's all over for you as you know it.
The first thing anyone hears these days is what they attribute to the truth. (additionally, it may be through word of mouth. IE someone reads an article about this woman who's apparently racist, injects his own perspective on it (which is false at present I might add, without actually being there you really can't make too many assumptions that are sound enough to convict someone in court over, which is the way it should be..) but then you start talking to a friend about the article in your typical way, which might be to say, "Yeah, this lady up in NYC got in a fight with a cop, started calling him all kinds of terrible names, then she got fired."
Friend says, "Good"
WRONG!
Or, for example, say you're about to unleash a great product, but 5 minutes before you do, CNN comes on the television saying new research (word of mouth, probably) indicates this shit sucks! Here are a number of superficial limitations you can expect with a certain product, nevermind the fact it has nothing to do with anything, it's true and bad because I say so.
Secretly, the reporter steps away from the computer to think for a brief moment, "You know what's sad? I really don't care about any of this, and this dude is about to lose his business because of me.. hmm, oh well, this is what I get paid for."
Meanwhile, joe average will say straight to your face, "It's MY belief that what this person says is true."
FU-BAR!
See how far it gets you telling someone, "What you believe is SHIT!" but that's what it is.