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Because it’s 2019, and livestreaming has had five years or so to really build up into a mainstream activity that people actually do, this means that horrific acts of violence and terror around the world have a greater-than-zero chance of having some video component attached to them. After all, now that plenty of…
Because it’s 2019, and livestreaming has had five years or so to really build up into a mainstream activity that people actually do, this means that horrific acts of violence and terror around the world have a greater-than-zero chance of having some video component attached to them. After all, now that plenty of people have the equivalent of a 4K video camera in their pockets, it’s just that easy to shoot and share anything–even the very worst things–with the world.
While the various social media services are doing everything they can to remove the video of Friday’s horrific shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, there are just as many people dedicating their day (it seems) to getting the video as much traction as possible. Because, again, that’s the kind of world we live in.
The surest way to make sure you don’t see it is to take a day to unwind from the web. Maybe don’t check Twitter your usual 20 times an hour. Pretend Facebook is down again. Go watch a productive Twitch stream instead of mindlessly clicking your way through YouTube. Donate to to help victims if you have the resources, then spend the rest of the day offline.
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