{"id":8327,"date":"2015-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=8327"},"modified":"2015-06-13T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T16:15:07","slug":"does-this-arouse-you-oversharing-hate-online-big-goofs-and-lurid-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2015\/06\/does-this-arouse-you-oversharing-hate-online-big-goofs-and-lurid-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Does this arouse you? Oversharing & hate online, big goofs, and lurid news"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_2771\"<\/a>Just because I think about stuff doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m smart. I never come to any earth-shattering conclusions or theories.<\/p>\n

One thing I often think about is the Internet and its affects on the world. You can tell I am of a certain age because I can think in terms of before and after. Younger people have no firsthand reference to a time when we were not entangled in the World Wide Web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, some things I thought I\u2019d share.<\/p>\n

First is a blog I ran across by Karen Alea<\/a><\/strong> \u201cThe Impossibility of Oversharing\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>which she posted on May 18, and in which she says, \u201cThe fallacy of oversharing is that it is innocent\u2014that I, or whomever, is oblivious to what they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oversharing happens when something is blurted out\u2014yes, I can identify with that. Foot-in-mouth disease\u2014we\u2019ve all had that feeling. But she counters, \u201cSharing is manipulative.\u201d<\/p>\n

I guess I instinctively knew this. It is the same m.o. as a confidence man. But I needed to read it stated so plainly. You can read her post here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another interesting thing\u00a0 I just came across is this BuzzFeed<\/strong><\/em> article<\/a> on John Green<\/strong>, the well known Indianapolis author or The Fault in Our Stars<\/em> and other books, and his response on Tumblr<\/a><\/strong> to online hate. He says some people get a rush from online indignation. It seems true that some people wonder upon waking: What will I be mad about today?<\/p>\n

He refers to research done by Jonah Berger<\/strong> <\/a>who found that \u201cfeeling fearful, angry, or amused drives people to share.\u201d In a Journal of Marketing Research<\/em> article “What Makes Online Content Viral?”<\/a> Jonah Berger and Katherine L. Milkman write: “Content that evokes high-arousal positive (awe) or negative (anger or anxiety) emotions is more viral.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus there\u2019s “Ending the Internet Outrage Cycle”<\/strong><\/a> by Spencer Kornhaber<\/strong>, the The<\/strong> Atlantic Monthly <\/strong><\/em>article from April that is all about heated behavior<\/strong> online.<\/p>\n

As to maintaining one’s public image, we can look to two recent stories for cautionary tales. Just yesterday, Illinois Senator Mark Kirk<\/strong> had a hot mic episode in which he was heard saying something stupid, using ghetto slang. Ongoing is the negative buzz about Chet Haze<\/strong> an aspiring rapper who comes from a white well-to-do background (son of actor Tom Hanks) and uses the n-word. Both have been called out for their behavior.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a lesson I know I should remember from time to time: Don\u2019t try to sound cool.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if these two had not said something offensive, they would have s<\/strong>ounded pathetic\u00a0 because they sounded so inauthentic. Let\u2019s all be real<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Also wondering: Is \u201cpolitically correct\u201d a loaded term in itself? What do you think?<\/p>\n

The last thing I’ll mention is the short newspaper article on page fourteen of the Chicago Trib<\/em><\/strong> today (\u201cNavy bans firm amid sexual exploitation claims\u201d<\/a>) about the medical contractor doctor (John Hagmann of Deployment Medicine International) whose medical license was suspended \u201cbecause he conducted unnecessary and invasive procedures.\u201d He allegedly did bizarre things to students, including injecting them with ketamine. The whole thing is salacious and lurid and I predict it will become a big news sensation.<\/p>\n

Just so you know, you are sensational for reading and I mean that in the very best way.<\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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