Last night would have been one of the worst for a particular, sizable group of IPL fans as the other IPL powerhouse overpowered them in the first IPL qualifier. I'm not defending any side here, I repeat, definitely not. The purpose of writing this is far more important than whatever may be the result of the tournament.
People nowadays spend hours for their upcoming, most unwanted, completely avoidable status updates and plan outings, precisely for uploading their next disturbing, unpleasant profile pictures. Even that will only be uploaded only after ruining a decent snap with forced, unnecessary photoshop qualities, no matter how good the original is, well, arguably some exclusions.
We live in the world where a group of 4 engineering graduates have nothing gainful to do and engage in a conversation on WhatsApp, regardless of all sitting adjacent to each other. While we can discuss the problem of unemployment and the unwillingness of us to take even calculated risks in self-employment or business, the important thing that needs to be addressed is their mentality in exploring the social networks.
A youngster skips his meal to continue a group chat. Another one begs, okay, asks for likes to his new cover photo. Well, there may be some who use the space for professional/business purposes. The general public are not even aware of that. A music composer might use it to popularize his next album, a sportsperson might look for motivation, a professor could gather information for lectures, a writer to promote his books, so and so.
What do we value more? The person next to you or your image on social platforms. Coming back to the point in hand, a troll on a player or a team is no illegal stuff, everyone has the right of expression, but there is a thin line that separates a troll and disrespect. That is not the end of it: There are more personalities who are more concerned of their conversation in groups than with their families.
When your intended troll crosses a limit, it either directly affects the other person's mentality or gifts them a sense of insecurity when he is the only one targeted in a friends circle. This thing is not just for sport, the same applies for movies, for politics, for any field. People, especially the ones who are new to internet access, generally get into a shell where they believe social network is everything world wide web has to offer.
When your intended troll crosses a limit, it either directly affects the other person's mentality or gifts them a sense of insecurity when he is the only one targeted in a friends circle. This thing is not just for sport, the same applies for movies, for politics, for any field. People, especially the ones who are new to internet access, generally get into a shell where they believe social network is everything world wide web has to offer.
The life is much bigger than a plot of a movie and the timespan the name of your favorite actor trends! A hundred likes to a profile picture is fast becoming a default thing in the wishlist of a teenager. What is a social network first? Isn't it supposed to be a "platform to build social relations among people who share interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections?" That's what Wikipedia says.
One should realize that the social networks are meant to connect you to new friends and spread your views to anonymous audiences. They meant to give a leisure time for public and a worldwide platform for the aspiring professionals in every field to connect with their working circle and share useful information. Read that again - useful!
You might have come across the fact that 'life was much better when Apple and Blackberry were just fruits'. How real was it? If you ask me, social networks and nuclear power have equal potential. They both have immense power to deliver energy to a nation but also capable of an imminent explosion that destroys everything. The former can even play a significant role in deciding the next Prime Minister but also ruin a life of a female for reasons well known.
On a more serious note, a 22-year-old, pursuing his post graduation has no intention to continue a board of carrom, but wants to counter an unhealthy conversation with his WhatsApp colleague. The one who tempted him is no wise man and I can safely guarantee you that the man (not a teenager), is a knowledgeable person and still couldn't resist conversing on a topic over the internet at the expense of a happy moment in front of his face. Please, social networking is a great tool, everyone should be active on one such platform, but it shouldn't be the primary thing in your priority list.
When things get personal, a 10-second conversation could permanently damage a relationship between the two or more individuals involved.
After a heated argument supporting their respective IPL franchises, one defends his side by saying the other one usually initiate the troll on his favorite team when they win. Who to blame here? The one who started the troll? The one who used foul language first? No, no, no. It's the mentality in dealing with a negative remark against his side.
For those who still can't get where they are going wrong - imagine you go out for a coffee with friends and decide to play a prank or troll on a particular individual but end up insulting his feelings. If it stays within the limit of the concerned individual he won't even be raising his voice and it will be one of the thousand such memorable days with your gang. Even if it goes off the limit, you have the option of observing where you've gone wrong, there is a chance to immediately cheer him/her up and could even ask for an apology.
On the other hand, what if you have the same argument on a public platform, where the respective members of the gang will never really be aware of how the targeted individual is reacting. Even dozens of apologies (of course, ctrl+v) via plain text and smileys are of no use if your words have affected the individual strongly.
For once, keep your smartphone aside and observe what is going on in your surrounding, there may be a chirpy little bird you might've never noticed by the tree near your room; feel the breeze that touches your shoulders in your balcony. Who knows, you may never get to enjoy these in another 10 years. You mom might be struggling to reach a utensil in the kitchen; your father might be looking for a hand to clean his automobile. Well, even though you don't do anything, simply standing there will be good. Try that, I promise, you will feel better.
After a heated argument supporting their respective IPL franchises, one defends his side by saying the other one usually initiate the troll on his favorite team when they win. Who to blame here? The one who started the troll? The one who used foul language first? No, no, no. It's the mentality in dealing with a negative remark against his side.
For those who still can't get where they are going wrong - imagine you go out for a coffee with friends and decide to play a prank or troll on a particular individual but end up insulting his feelings. If it stays within the limit of the concerned individual he won't even be raising his voice and it will be one of the thousand such memorable days with your gang. Even if it goes off the limit, you have the option of observing where you've gone wrong, there is a chance to immediately cheer him/her up and could even ask for an apology.
On the other hand, what if you have the same argument on a public platform, where the respective members of the gang will never really be aware of how the targeted individual is reacting. Even dozens of apologies (of course, ctrl+v) via plain text and smileys are of no use if your words have affected the individual strongly.
For once, keep your smartphone aside and observe what is going on in your surrounding, there may be a chirpy little bird you might've never noticed by the tree near your room; feel the breeze that touches your shoulders in your balcony. Who knows, you may never get to enjoy these in another 10 years. You mom might be struggling to reach a utensil in the kitchen; your father might be looking for a hand to clean his automobile. Well, even though you don't do anything, simply standing there will be good. Try that, I promise, you will feel better.
Getting back to this issue, on an interesting angle, our guy places the blame on all the troll page admins(!) on social platforms who (on most occasions) tend to humiliate their rival side. The common people who come across such posts would only want to shot back the opposition, the person adds. Valid claim. However, you can't buy that argument completely.
Humor, when served on the right amount, is the best thing on social platforms. It sells big. There is nothing wrong in having a small sense of humor on anyone as long as it doesn't degrade his/her image. But again, it all depends on how seriously you take things on social platforms.
Use social networks purposefully, when you have time, don't reserve time for them and lose persons for silly reasons.
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Next-door neighbour - your true well-wisher.
Next-door neighbour - your true well-wisher.
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