South Park:Social Network Suicide
Nov. 10th, 2016 09:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
puppetmakerI still watch South Park and this year I have to say that they are really hitting it on all cylinders. They have given us ways to look at trolling that makes the whole troll thing make sense. There are two kinds of trolls, those who do it for effect or to affect the world to their beliefs and/or opinions and those that do it because it is, to them, funny. And the Internet, with its anonymity, can let people speak in their nasty inner voice that they would never say in public or to the person they are trolling.
The election part of the show was over the top and hard to watch at times.
But they touched on something that I had noticed and not noticed at the same time since it has become such a part of the Internet and that is announcing that you are leaving and deleting all your social media platforms. They called it social media suicide which seems harsh but considering some of the things I have seen is not too far off.
Of course when it is South Park, things are taken to extreme and if you drop suddenly off of social media, the cops come visit your family and friends to make sure it was your finger pushing the button rather than someone doing it for you which is considered social media murder.
Cartman was ‘murder’ by his friends by having all his electronics smashed and his passwords changed. The police went to talk to the boys who did it because they wanted to make sure that Cartman had done this thing. Now Cartman is still walking around South Park with his girlfriend who is someone else who was forced off of social media because she almost figured out who the main troll in South Park is. Yes, this season is convoluted.
Apparently if you don't have a social media presence in South Park you are basically a ghost.
I have found that if I don’t give a heads up that I am going off the ‘net for a bit, I get messages and emails checking in to make sure I am all right. The longer I stay away, the more people try to find out what happened to me. In some ways it does make me happy that people are concerned enough to make sure I am OK. Since Peter’s stroke, I think people have been a little more aware of when Peter and I vanish for a bit and assume that something dire has happened.
So here it is, I am stepping away for a bit to deal with some issues here in my world.
Peter is fine except he is deal with a hip issue which is making it hard for him to walk which he has a doctor’s appointment for on Friday. He has a convention in Jacksonville this weekend.
Caroline was terrified to go to school yesterday because she was a very vocal Hillary supporter in her school and she had been debating with other kids about the election. She was worried she was going to be assaulted. And that does not sit well with me since this is where her mind went. As it stands there were a few snarky remarks but nothing any worse than before. One of the boys she has been arguing with the most came and shook her hand and said that her candidate had fought a good fight and he respect her for that. So she is feeling more comfortable and safe at school, which is what I needed to hear.
I am finally able to do my full routine at the gym and not have to reduce sets or weight to compensate for my knee which seems to be pretty much fine now. I have things that I need to get done that would be easier to get done if I step away from the Internet and focused on them. Right now I have told my friends that I have their backs and if they need me, they know where to find me or how to find me. I don’t exactly vanish all together. I do plan to keep crafty Tuesday going so I will be blogging on Tuesday at least. As to the rest of it, well I think I will post when I have something I want/need to say or we have an adventure I want to tell y’all about. But I need some time for some self care which is the best thing I can do for me and for my family and friends. So, to paraphrase Sherlock “This blog entry..it’s…um… my note. It’s what people do, don’t they? Leave a note?”
I am grateful that Caroline feels safe at school.
The election part of the show was over the top and hard to watch at times.
But they touched on something that I had noticed and not noticed at the same time since it has become such a part of the Internet and that is announcing that you are leaving and deleting all your social media platforms. They called it social media suicide which seems harsh but considering some of the things I have seen is not too far off.
Of course when it is South Park, things are taken to extreme and if you drop suddenly off of social media, the cops come visit your family and friends to make sure it was your finger pushing the button rather than someone doing it for you which is considered social media murder.
Cartman was ‘murder’ by his friends by having all his electronics smashed and his passwords changed. The police went to talk to the boys who did it because they wanted to make sure that Cartman had done this thing. Now Cartman is still walking around South Park with his girlfriend who is someone else who was forced off of social media because she almost figured out who the main troll in South Park is. Yes, this season is convoluted.
Apparently if you don't have a social media presence in South Park you are basically a ghost.
I have found that if I don’t give a heads up that I am going off the ‘net for a bit, I get messages and emails checking in to make sure I am all right. The longer I stay away, the more people try to find out what happened to me. In some ways it does make me happy that people are concerned enough to make sure I am OK. Since Peter’s stroke, I think people have been a little more aware of when Peter and I vanish for a bit and assume that something dire has happened.
So here it is, I am stepping away for a bit to deal with some issues here in my world.
Peter is fine except he is deal with a hip issue which is making it hard for him to walk which he has a doctor’s appointment for on Friday. He has a convention in Jacksonville this weekend.
Caroline was terrified to go to school yesterday because she was a very vocal Hillary supporter in her school and she had been debating with other kids about the election. She was worried she was going to be assaulted. And that does not sit well with me since this is where her mind went. As it stands there were a few snarky remarks but nothing any worse than before. One of the boys she has been arguing with the most came and shook her hand and said that her candidate had fought a good fight and he respect her for that. So she is feeling more comfortable and safe at school, which is what I needed to hear.
I am finally able to do my full routine at the gym and not have to reduce sets or weight to compensate for my knee which seems to be pretty much fine now. I have things that I need to get done that would be easier to get done if I step away from the Internet and focused on them. Right now I have told my friends that I have their backs and if they need me, they know where to find me or how to find me. I don’t exactly vanish all together. I do plan to keep crafty Tuesday going so I will be blogging on Tuesday at least. As to the rest of it, well I think I will post when I have something I want/need to say or we have an adventure I want to tell y’all about. But I need some time for some self care which is the best thing I can do for me and for my family and friends. So, to paraphrase Sherlock “This blog entry..it’s…um… my note. It’s what people do, don’t they? Leave a note?”
I am grateful that Caroline feels safe at school.
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Date: 2016-11-13 10:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-21 09:34 pm (UTC)Those two could give a sadly large number of adults a lesson in the difference between arguing and fighting. Good on them.