Tim Walker’s Outburst

Internet, along with the regular appearance of new social media sites, is breeding a generation of, what we cool kids know as, ‘haters’.

Negativity, criticism, even anger, sometimes personal, usually unwarranted, always unsolicited, usually unwanted, always unneeded, disgusting, pointless, unnecessary, repugnant; oh, when the bitter loser takes the seat behind the security of their QWERTY board, you’d better believe, this bitter loser becomes empowered.

Insecure and friendless, gutless and weak this loser may be but, through their inability to feel good about themselves, they will attempt to bring down others to their own pathetic level in a cowardly display of spitefulness – ‘I don’t feel good about myself therefore why should anyone be able to feel good about themself?’ – picking flaws, insulting, mocking, ridiculing, denigrating for no reason other than to boost their own misguided sense of esteem.

Currently big on the Political Correctness front, racism, acceptance, tolerance, fat-shaming…

What about dickheadedness – being a dick online?

…Why don’t we get real, stop making a big thing of shit that doesn’t matter and start focusing on important issues such as parenting; knowing where your kids are, knowing what they’re doing, knowing their friends, knowing you have brought them up to be good people and, importantly, knowing that their online usage is safe, productive and not hurtful.

If your kid is someone who goes online and – seeing a post from somebody perhaps trying to boost their self-confidence, risking their vulnerability, opening-up, courageously displaying a new side of themself that they desperately hope people will like so that they can stop hiding from the world and finally feel good about life – leaves a negative comment in the hope of knocking down that somebody who they maybe perceive as having more confidence than they do thus who they feel are implicitly attacking their own pretentious sense of bravado, fair to say, you are failing as a parent.

Mental Health is one of the biggest issues of our time and, particularly among our youth, social media plays a significant role in the stability of this.

Online disparagement, insults, pointless negativity, is ruining our society – both online and real time.

Why are some people compelled to become cruel once they’re online?

Online activity is a responsibility; take it seriously, don’t abuse it.

Why can’t we be supportive of each other?

If you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t say it online.

Don’t be a dick.

 

 

Article by Tim Walker

Edited by Anh Lyne

Photography by Ut Birst

 

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