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I've thought some about this, as it looks like this kind of travesty is going to continue to happen online. Where are my personal boundaries over what is accept
by DanielBMarkham 11y ago
I've thought some about this, as it looks like this kind of travesty is going to continue to happen online. Where are my personal boundaries over what is acceptable or unacceptable?
It's an uncomfortable exploration. I've decided that if I am driving by a car accident -- perhaps a drunk driver careened into a bus -- I will slow down and take a good gawk. There's something in human nature that drives that impulse. I wish the people involved no harm, and I do not take any pleasure in their suffering.
I will not, however, stop the car and rifle through their belongings. People who have been victims of a crime -- even bad people -- do not deserve for me to abuse them further, or take pleasure in their suffering. They certainly don't deserve to be re-victimized.
But I'm 50, not 15. And I've already learned not to let strong emotions about how good or bad something is get in the the way of the larger moral debate.
How to say this best? The internet is a cesspool. It's very difficult to visit without either getting dirty or smelling bad.
- simoncion 11y ago> ...I will slow down and take a good gawk. I understand the impulse, but please don't do this when there's any traffic on the road. Slowing to gawk in the presence of traffic creates an area of slow that persists for a surprisingly long time. :)