When the great thinkers of the past came up with a revolutionary idea, they put pen to paper. In 2012, any- and everyone is a philosopher thanks to Facebook and Twitter. The evolution of thought has gone from “to be or not to be?” to “ate ham for dinner, how crazy.” Technology, how amazing are you? The weirdest phenomenon to come out of this instant feed of (most of the time) useless information has to be the amount of pressure it puts on people, especially celebrities.
A one-word slip of the fingertips and 140 characters can have them in deep trouble or, in light of recent events, vice-versa. mc chris was recently under public scrutiny over throwing a fan out of a concert because the fan tweeted some not so fond words about the opener. Was mc chris right to do that? Should celebrities expect the criticism from all angles now? Should fans be more careful who they tag on Facebook or @reply? All these questions popped up because of this one incident, so let’s try and answer them…
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