08 November 2013

Viral

With social media being what it is, we have all heard of videos, blog posts, etc, going viral. Recently, it seems there have been a lot of blogs being shared about that express the writers' opinions on how relationships are supposed to work and other such related topics. My friends have shared a variety of these--most of which I have read personally, some that I have shared in my turn. 
Now, whenever I see these blogs shared, there is always that person who takes a single phrase written by the blogger and blows it out of proportion or uses it to sum up what the blogger was trying to say (sometimes, even, taking it completely out of context and not getting the "gist" of the post at all). This bothers me (obviously) to an extent but something I saw yesterday bothered me even more. 
It was the comment someone put at the top of a blog post they shared and it read: "Finally a retort blog post!" Really? Good grief, folks. It was one person's opinion. If you don't agree with it then, be my guest, and let them know in a respectful manner what your own opinion is but don't openly combat someone like that. I think the phrase or word for it is "trolling" when a person does that? 
Regardless of what you would call it, I would respectfully say that it is an immature way of commenting and sharing your opinion on a subject that 100s before you (and I am sure even more afterward) have written a blog on. Think of your own blog post title and be tasteful and tactful. You aren't gaining anything by attacking the opinion of someone else (except for maybe your own twisted sense of pleasure from feeling like you have really given them the one-two).
 

So in conclusion of this short blog post with my very own, non-combative title--- I am actually thankful that my blog hasn't gone viral because I think it is petty to attack another person's opinion. It ends up looking like you are riding on the coattails of someone else. Just a last minute thought there.

No comments:

Post a Comment