Validation on social media?

purplecow1977

Is getting 'likes', approval and comments on social media more important than doing the right thing?

I just watched this video where a young teenage girl assaulted another. There were many other teenagers and children standing about but hardly anyone attempted to stop things (except on 2 occasions when the thug was encouraged to 'leave it' but ignored this request).

Video viewable here but it is tough to watch
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-teenager-charged-as-video-showing-a-young-girl-viciously-assaulted-goes-viral-10461004.html

How can people be so horrible to others?

(Edited to add as I dont think original link worked)

Dravokivich

We don't live in any sort of utopia?

DareGod

Craving social validation is not a modern phenomenon. It's been around forever and will always be around. Those who crave it the most will often put it above doing the right thing.

I'm not sure what social validation has to do with the video you posted though... ?

purplecow1977

DareGod wrote: »

Craving social validation is not a modern phenomenon. It's been around forever and will always be around. Those who crave it the most will often put it above doing the right thing.

I'm not sure what social validation has to do with the video you posted though... ?

Well because the 'audience' are more interested in recording it on their phone & uploading it presumably for attention than they are at actually stopping that girl from harming the other. I thought it was clear in my OP. Perhaps not.

Craving social validation in a negative light then. Although I suppose it's true - negative attention is better than no attention. I should know that from the classroom!

Edited to add: I think I WAS pretty clear about what social validation has to do with things in my first sentence.

The_Valeyard

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jamesbere

The_Valeyard wrote: »

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NachoBusiness

Before social media you would have just been asking:

Is sticking with your mates and not wanting to be called a grass more important than doing the right thing?

Social media is really not the problem. There have always been arseholes that found excuses not to do the right thing.

ygolometsipe

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Is getting 'likes', approval and comments on social media more important than doing the right thing?

Not all people are nice...

serial killers
rapists
child pedo's

life is a *****d up thing....

some/most people are cu*ts, but that makes the goods ones count more.

You know boards is "Social Media"....

Melisandre121

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ygolometsipe

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Please thank this post.. I need it...

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El Weirdo

ygolometsipe wrote: »

serial killers
rapists
child pedo's

:eek:

Are these a thing now? I hope they don't start hanging around schools - they'll just blend in and we'll never be able to tell until it's too late.

ygolometsipe

El Weirdo wrote: »

:eek:

Are these a thing now? I hope they don't start hanging around schools - they'll just blend in and we'll never be able to tell until it's too late.

The_Valeyard

El Weirdo wrote: »

:eek:

Are these a thing now? I hope they don't start hanging around schools - they'll just blend in and we'll never be able to tell until it's too late.

That could really be a skit on 'The Savage Eye'

KungPao

ygolometsipe wrote: »

Not all people are nice...

serial killers
rapists
child pedo's

life is a *****d up thing....

some/most people are cu*ts, but that makes the goods ones count more.

You know boards is "Social Media"....

Nyeh. Is it really? I have an alias with no photo, as do you. Hardly social.

More like a load of nameless faceless people waffling on.

Avatar MIA

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Avatar MIA

KungPao wrote: »

Nyeh. Is it really? I have an alias with no photo, as do you. Hardly social.

More like a load of nameless faceless people waffling on.

It's a media, internet message board. Tick.

It's social, as in we are interacting. Tick.

So, yeah.

And some people prize their on line profiles. What 40 year old truck driver sitting in his stale underwear doesn't?

ygolometsipe

KungPao wrote: »

Nyeh. Is it really? I have an alias with no photo, as do you. Hardly social.

More like a load of nameless faceless people waffling on.

It's not open like facebook but its still social and its a media.

+1 for the waffling...