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movies such as Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad, Batman V Superman, and Mad Max, the anti-hero is certainly the protagonist. It seems these days everybody wants to be the bad ass. There is much to be envious of that character type. No rules, do what you want, usually drive something rad, and always have an obstacle or vice that justifies the behavior. Sometimes villains are created and feel like they get the finger pointed at them. If a person has ever been ostracized, outcast, or demonized by a dominant, opposing party then rebellion by that person may be the only option to survive or at least be recognized. Over-Sharing: I feel like in every wave of trends there is an over-arching theme. It is clear we are in the age of transparency and transparency is the theme. We have discussed this. That is why I will be brief and direct. Everything you click on, like, post, comment on, and share, in any manner is being documented and recorded. Everything is being logged and tracked. It is data that is being used and analyzed. So, know that your online footprint can be measured. Ensure that it is favorable and shows you in a light that does not misrepresent you or compromise your livelihood. Flag debate: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Too Much / Misinformation: This continues with our over-sharing theme. With social media and the online platform being such a open forum. There are a lot of lonely people that live vicariously through the keyboard and the screen. We see them on our social media feed all the time. Whether it’s what they had for dinner, what they are watching on TV, when they go to sleep or even a bowel movement, for some reason there are a select few that seem to want to share every aspect of their life. It’s a free country and we would never want to limit somebody’s expression but just know other people see these post and people judge, people point and people laugh. Maybe it’s those people that should feel embarrassed. Maybe nobody should care or feel embarrassed. We’re just saying, the more you share, the more you expose. With this revolution of over-sharing, fake news sites and speculative journalist compete for the real estate in the news feed as well. There is a ton of misinformation on the web and there are countless legitimate looking websites that are spreading false information. Oversharing, misinformation, and even fake quotes from revered human beings flood the internet on a daily basis. Every post seeking attention by any means necessary. We are reminded of a term used at the
dawn of the American Newspaper wars. “Yellow Journalism,” This is when stories are sensationalized to compete for the public’s attention. People are not the only ones to misrepresent themselves online. Entities and in some cases, respected sources of information can make a goof. Take any information absorbed from an online source with a grain of salt. Do your research and don’t base beliefs or opinions simply on headlines. Lean-towards aggregated content: What is aggregated content? It is content that is gathered from a different source. It is not original. It is content that is reviewed but ultimately created by a different entity than the one that is displaying it. It is a version of outsourcing information gathering. Why is this an ugly trend? Well, if respected news sources are obtaining their news from other sources and then these other sources elect to obtain their news from a different source. What source is making the original content? There are countless issues that arise when information is only coming from one source and looks like is coming from multiple sources and opinions. A few critical issues include, conflict of interest, biased opinion, higher influence, and persuasion. We must know where information is coming from and that it is accurate. It is crucial to retain credible sources of information and it is important that a monopoly of information is not obtained by one source to then be disguised as multiple sources for the world to be deceived.
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