Apr 19 2007
Social media could highlight impact of lost life
Leesa Barnes excellent article highlights how social media humanizes the recent tragedy at Virgina Tech (VT).
With those that took part in using social media, we see the footprints left behind by the poor victims of the VT tragedy. Therefore, the impact or ripple effect of a lost life is also there and further felt across the world.
We also see that waste of such lives. Their potential to become something in the case of students is now lost. The years of research and teaching that the now departed lecturers will never be able to offer and give cannot be recovered. They were the innocent ones.
What makes us even more distraught about this loss is that the place where the tragedy took place. A place of education is where we all come together as equals to learn from each other.
I believe that the underlying tide of virtual emotion created, has the potential to drive people to change. My fear is that in a world where ‘ranking’ algorithmns are now a game, how can this tide of emotion become a positive force that people can unite around? I guess what I’m also asking here is: Is the Blogosphere not evolving naturally or are some voices being ’sounded out’?
There is hope on the horizon - The more of us that communicate the need for peace or sensible strategies, the greater the chance that some positive ideas will come through into the mainstream of life.
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