the latest 'beheading video' or the current media darlings 'nipple slip'
photos that 'accidentally' got released to the press. Why do we love to
see people fighting, vomiting, having accidents or some other socially
offensive and sometimes morally reprehensible activity. I believe the
answer is simple. The Media.
If it's true that the Internet reflects our society then one can only
conclude that the World is indeed becoming sicker and more twisted everyday.
Porn on the Internet is nothing new, in fact it's the number one money
earner and has, to a large degree, helped propel it to where it is
today. This fact alone is really no surprise to anyone as the very
nature of the medium allows people anonymity which is perfect for the
'pervert' that lurks within us all. But it's interesting to note a new
'craze' emerging which are sites loaded with weird videos, bizarre
pictures and weird confessions. Some of these sites are so popular that
they are making their creators thousands of dollars a day according to
a recent study.
What is it about our society that makes people so interested in seeing
the latest 'beheading video' or the current media darlings 'nipple slip'
photos that 'accidentally' got released to the press. Why do we love to
see people fighting, vomiting, having accidents or some other socially
offensive and sometimes morally reprehensible activity. I believe the
answer is simple. The Media.
In a bid to get higher and higher ratings TV stations are going further
and further to shock their audiences and compel them to keep watching.
This is then reflected in other media; newspapers, magazines, books,
billboard advertising, popular music etc. It should therefore come as no
shock that this relentless search for the next shocking and disgusting
event has found it's way onto our computers and into our living rooms.
The conservatives and the church have been fighting a losing battle
against this onslaught of 'perversion' for years and show no sign of
abating or getting any closer to a 'victory'. The sad truth is they will
never stop it or even put a tiny dent in it's continued growth. There
will always be way more sick degenerates than these moralizing,
overbearing protectors of society and they will ultimately fail. This
will never prevent them from trying as it is their mantra and the whole
reason for their existence. Without sick, twisted and depraved people
what would these good folk do? They may be forced to actually look at
their own lives for a moment instead of prying into others with their
'good intentions' and their 'we know best' attitudes.
There is more money to be made in a sick, twisted and perverted society
and marketers and the Media are only to aware of this. The fact is our
society IS sick and twisted and whether we like it or not it's getting
worse. I say this not as a judgement but more as a realization of the truth.
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