Sunday, May 8, 2016

The mass media as opposed to the social media

                                                                            Author: André Gill 
Image: Self Censorship is Better (here)

11 of 12 given words: 
mass flow news chants rants 
road map block bit show trance

The mass media as opposed to the social media
Current phenomena causing lots of unpleasantness
Opening to public view the nasty side of people
Communicating is fast of unfettered exchanges
Flow of news unheeded unchecked with no thoughts
of maintaining any semblance of good behavior

Sowing hate messages under privilege of anonymity
Chants and rants defying risks of character defamation
is common place absence of a road-map found wanting

Self censorship to block such omissions is advised
No easy way of enforcement a bit of a problem
A show of being responsible is very much lacking
Many seems to be in a wicked trance just not bothering

For Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #250
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #301

17 comments:

  1. Yes, it is hard to avoid those ugly outpourings. I applaud your sentiments!

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  2. It does seem that in mass media we are seeing too much of the nastiness of people. Too many ugly 'chants' and 'rants.'

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  3. Sowing hate messages under privilege of anonymity
    Chants and rants defying risks of character defamation

    Such powerful lines..!!

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  4. Your poem has described some of the most horrid aspect of social media rather clearly. A good thing, a good place, made into a hell every single day.

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  5. Yep, hiding behind a computer allows people to say whatever they like and then mass media goes nuts over it too.

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  6. Self censorship requires self AWARENESS! Good post

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  7. i sometimes wonder how people are capable of such nastiness...well said Hank...

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  8. For that purpose I applaud self-censorship... but today I think it's also used to avoid being the target for hate or oppression. So at one side I applaud it, for other reasons I'm hesitant.

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  9. We seem to have lost all personal boundaries, haven't we? This rings so true and I adore every words...especially loved....

    'absence of a road-map found wanting'

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  10. A lot of that does flow unchecked and from those who hide behind the computer screen.

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  11. Whew! You said it Hank. People must communicate responsibly. A touch of kindness wouldn't hurt would it?

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  12. Self censorship, definitely the place to start

    Much love...

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  13. Some people can be nasty, you put this message over very well Hank/
    Yvonne.

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  14. Well expressed, Hank. I keep imagining my grandmother's face, were she to hear some of what passes for social exchange these days. Yikes.

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  15. Excellent sentiment, ownership in conversation, something we lack. But something has to be said about parenting in this day in age, ever hang around reddit or on multiplayer games long enough, it seems a lot of trolling is coming from kids experimenting or just simply unobserved.

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  16. Technological advancement always comes at a price and social media is no exception. For many, freedom of speech is a excuse to cease editing oneself completely. It's sad. Nothing good ever comes from words-gone-wild. A timely post, Hank!

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  17. A convoluted problem man has created (did he have a plan?)

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