In this post, dear Reader, we will look deep into the murky depths of the Interwebz!
For the uneducated and the superstitious, the internet is a dangerous and frightening place filled with malicious viruses, fat sweaty nerds striving to hate all you love, and child pornography. Which it is. But like any good 18th Century sea captain, the secret to avoiding these virtual sea monsters, shallow reefs and the sirens call of "Congratulations, you are our 99,999th winner, claim your prize!" is to know your shit.
Now anyone educated in navigating the rocky shoals of the internet could lecture you for hours on the dark creatures ready to snatch up your banking details, and the internet is full of tales of countless innocents being ripped off, but when I talk about the negatives of the internet, I wanna talk about the fun stuff!
We'll start with good old Facebook. I'm sure by now Peter's told you all about the privacy-destroying policies of this social-media empire, which is why I'm not going to mention it. I want to mention the potential damage your Average Joe can wreck with such an easily accessible tool; I'm sure there will only be a small minority here who remember the 2010 Facebook event 'Punch on K**ts'. The author posted that everyone gather in pre-arranged location in the middle of Sydney on a certain date (this was 2 years ago, forgive the murky details) and pretty much just punch everyone, including each other. Sounds like a great even, right? Everyone else thought so too. Within 12 hours of its creation, over a million and half facebookers were attending and gearing up for the event of a lifetime! Now whether any of these attendee's or the author himself were serious, or whether it was just a great joke for all (I know I said I'd attend, as a joke) is unknown. The police soon heard about it and threatened to arrest anyone who turned up and caused violence. Fascist pigs.
A similar event was the posting of the anti-Islam video uploaded onto Youtube, and the quick response protesters and rally-ers were able to muster thanks to social media. Both senseless ideas magnified thousand-fold thanks to the gift of easy access. Really the potential the internet gives us destroy (and even worse, troll) is almost unlimited, but lets look on the bright side.
Cats. Probably the most famous thing to come from the internet. A pretty much unheard of species, the cat was in danger of going into extinction... that was until the likes of LOLcats came along. Now the cat is one of the most popular domesticated pet alongside the dog! The more you know. The internet has also help spread fire safety, cultural awareness, and porn.
So there it me hearties, the pros and cons of the interwebz!! Now get out there and KNOW YOUR MEME!
Now anyone educated in navigating the rocky shoals of the internet could lecture you for hours on the dark creatures ready to snatch up your banking details, and the internet is full of tales of countless innocents being ripped off, but when I talk about the negatives of the internet, I wanna talk about the fun stuff!
We'll start with good old Facebook. I'm sure by now Peter's told you all about the privacy-destroying policies of this social-media empire, which is why I'm not going to mention it. I want to mention the potential damage your Average Joe can wreck with such an easily accessible tool; I'm sure there will only be a small minority here who remember the 2010 Facebook event 'Punch on K**ts'. The author posted that everyone gather in pre-arranged location in the middle of Sydney on a certain date (this was 2 years ago, forgive the murky details) and pretty much just punch everyone, including each other. Sounds like a great even, right? Everyone else thought so too. Within 12 hours of its creation, over a million and half facebookers were attending and gearing up for the event of a lifetime! Now whether any of these attendee's or the author himself were serious, or whether it was just a great joke for all (I know I said I'd attend, as a joke) is unknown. The police soon heard about it and threatened to arrest anyone who turned up and caused violence. Fascist pigs.
A similar event was the posting of the anti-Islam video uploaded onto Youtube, and the quick response protesters and rally-ers were able to muster thanks to social media. Both senseless ideas magnified thousand-fold thanks to the gift of easy access. Really the potential the internet gives us destroy (and even worse, troll) is almost unlimited, but lets look on the bright side.
Cats. Probably the most famous thing to come from the internet. A pretty much unheard of species, the cat was in danger of going into extinction... that was until the likes of LOLcats came along. Now the cat is one of the most popular domesticated pet alongside the dog! The more you know. The internet has also help spread fire safety, cultural awareness, and porn.
So there it me hearties, the pros and cons of the interwebz!! Now get out there and KNOW YOUR MEME!
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