thoughts for today? 1. kony 2012 and 2. youtube comments (CLEAN UP YOUTUBE 2012)

thoughts for today?
1. kony 2012 and
2. youtube comments (CLEAN UP YOUTUBE 2012)

K, I NEVER DO A BLOG LIKE THIS, BUT I GOT SOME THOUGHTS TODAY THAT I AM VERY COMPELLED TO SHARE, SO HERE:

ok, so as far as the Kony scenario goes, I happen to know the chap who made the video & he’s a good dad who was bringing awareness for a noble cause. Now, that's neither here nor there in the bigger picture. We all know by now, u can’t trust everything you read. So let’s let the dust settle before we all judge what was fake or true here. What ultimately matters in the joseph Kony situation, is that for the first time in my life, I saw 4 million people spread the word about something that involved helping others and fighting for what we believed was unjust. the only other type of propaganda i have seen people spread that quickly around Facebook, twitter or tumblr, were NEGATIVE things, war, arrests, people overdosing, sex scandals, blah blah blah.
I see the Kony 2012 scenario like this:
A TEST! AND GUESS WHAT? WE ACTUALLY PASSED
(WELL, FOR THE MOST PART, until the minute we saw everyone switch to posting the negative videos and all did the bait and switch!!) You see the truth won’t come out until we have Kony and the invisible children testify in 2012 (aka: NOW, not in a pre-setup video interview from 2006) regardless of what the TRUTH is,
Isn’t really what I’m getting at here though....
lemme get to the point I’m trying to make:
(im going to write in caps now cuz im blind and it helps me see, so cease the internet "your shouting at us" comments now plz) ;)
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TOGETHER ON A SHARED ISSUE, AND CARED ENOUGH TO SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT STOOD FOR SOMETHING POSITIVE OTHER THAN REPOSTING A FUNNY GIF, TALKING SHI** ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ANNOY THEM, COMPLAINING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THEY DON'T "HAVE", OR THINGS LIKE "IM BORED YA'LL WASSUP" WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO WITNESS. I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES SINCE FRIENDSTER AND BEFORE THAT THERE WAS 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION... OLLLD SKOOL. I HAVE SPREAD PROPAGANDA THAT WAS TRUE, FALSE, WHINED, BITCHED, AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS I MENTIONED ABOVE, AS HUMANS WE HAVE THESE QUIRKY TRAITS, PLUS, IM A BIT OF A FIRE STARTER AS I LIKE TO SEE WHERE HUMANS ARE AT! BUT IN THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY WHEN WE TURN ON OUR TV'S AND THINGS SEEM TO BE FALLING APART (FAKE WARS, BANKS CLOSING DOWN, POLITICIANS BEING ARRESTED, ETC) FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL YEAR LONG I SAW PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RACES, WALKS OF LIFE, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, STANDING UP FOR SOMETHING TOGETHER, JUSTICE! EVEN THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT I HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN ON BOARD WITH BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GRAVITATED TOWARD A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FIGHTING AND YELLING AND HALF THE TIME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE MAD AT, OR EVEN WHY? BUT OCCUPY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS WELL, IT SHOWED ALL OF US SLOWLY, THAT WE HAD BALLS! WE HAD THE COURAGE TO START FIGHTING BACK, LOOK UP THE MOVEMENT CALLED "I DON'T PAY" NOW THAT IS AMAZING! I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT THOSE SUPPORTING THE KONY MOVEMENT HAD VIOLENT INTENTIONS AND WANTED HIM DEAD, NOT SO. PEOPLE SAW CHILDREN BEING ABUSED AND CONTROLLED (LIKE ALL OF US AMERICANS, JUST NOT IN A DIRECT OR OBVIOUS MANNER AS THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN AFRICA) PEOPLE WANTED JUSTICE. PUT HIM IN JAIL, TEACH HIM HIS LESSON, AT THE END OF THE DAY, KARMA IS VERY VERY REAL. SO WHETHER ITS THE IC OR KONY THAT ARE LYING HERE, THEY WILL REAP WHAT THEY SOW. BUT FOR NOW, I THINK WE NEED TO BE PROUD OF OURSELVES FOR AT LEAST ALL SEEING EYE TO EYE ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD NORMALLY SEEM OUT OF OUR REACH. THIS GIVES US HOPE! NOW, THE REAL MOVERS AND SHAKERS AND LEADERS IN THE MAKING AMONG US HAVE A MISSION. WHAT DO WE KNOW IS GOING ON AROUND US THAT WE CAN CHANGE? WHO'S GOT SOME IDEAS? I'M ALWAYS DOWN TO HELP AND GET CREATIVE.
SO LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.
NOW THIS SEGWAYS TO MY NEXT TOPIC OF TODAY:
YOUTUBE (SPECIFICALLY YOUTUBE COMMENTS)
I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHEN THIS "TOP COMMENT ILLITERATI" MOVEMENT STARTED ON YOUTUBE, OR WHAT EXACTLY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING BY IT, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN HOW POWERFUL THE INTERNET IS, LET’S MAKE A STAND TO CLEAN UP YOUTUBE! ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME PEOPLE WASTE ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF A VIDEO THAT 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 THEY DIDN'T MAKE, DON'T LIKE THE ARTIST OR ARE EVEN DISCUSSING WHAT THE VIDEO CONTENT ACTUALLY ENTAILS. INSTEAD OF FIGHTING FOR "TOP COMMENT" BRAGGING RIGHTS ---STILL NOT SURE WHAT PEOPLE GET OUT OF THAT, NOT TO MENTION THAT YOUTUBE COMMENTS CAN BE FLAGGED AND REMOVED WITH A FEW CLICKS, RIGHT? WHAT A WASTE OF HUMAN ENERGY. WERE ALREADY ONLY USING 3-4% OF OUR BRAINS AS IT IS, LET TRY AND PUT THEM TO BETTER USE, SHALL WE??
MOST TRUE ARTISTS/MUSICIANS ACTUALLY GET A KICK OUT OF THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS AS THEY COULD CARE LESS, THEY ENJOY WHAT THEY DO AND MOST ARTISTS I KNOW THAT HAVE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, DON'T USUALLY READ THE COMMENTS ANYWAY. WHY? THEY ARE TOO BUSY MAKING MUSIC AND MORE VIDEOS FOR YOU TO COMMENT ON. THEY ARE LIVING THEIR PURPOSES AND PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS WHILE WE SIT AT HOME AND JUDGE FROM OUR "PORTALS" SO RATHER THAN HATING ON ARTISTS FOR SOMETHING YOU PERCEIVE AS A "FLAW" OR SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T RESONATE WITH MUSICALLY... WHY DON'T YOU TAP INTO YOURSELVES AND PULL OUT YOUR OWN INNER CREATIVITY. WE ALL HAVE A PASSION, WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT "WE WANNA BE WHEN WE GROW UP" THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE ALL OF US THAT MAKES US CRY, GIVES US JOY, INSPIRATION, DRIVE AND HUNGER. IF UR SKILL IS BEING A HATER, OR A TRUTH DEBUNKER, THEN MAKE A CAREER OUT OF IT, BE A PROFESSIONAL CRITIC, OR SOMEONE THAT STARTS A TRUTH NEWS CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE EXPOSING THE TRUTHS TO THE THINGS YOU FIGHT FOR SO HARD AGAINST. COME ON GUYS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SENSED THAT THE ENERGY IN THE UNIVERSE IS CHANGING AND WE ARE THE ONES CHANGING IT, THEN UR HIDING IN FEAR AND ESSENTIALLY FEEDING THE BEAST THAT YOU SEEM TO OPPOSE SO MUCH. LET’S TRY TO CLEAN UP YOUTUBE COMMENTS. CAN WE ACCOMPLISH THAT MUCH? NOW, I DON'T MEAN GOING THROUGH LOOKING FOR ALL THE COMMENTS YOU HATE AND DELETING THEM. I THINK THEY SHOULD STAY, IF ANYTHING IT WILL SHOW THE PROGRESSION OF OUR SOCIETY. START BY WRITING DOWN YOUR TOP TEN FAVE SONGS. WHEN YOU HAVE THIS LIST, GO TO YOUTUBE, FIND THE VIDEOS AND POST ONE POSITIVE COMMENT BASED ON WHY AND WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT THAT SONG. IT’S A SCIENTIFIC FACT THAT MUSIC HEALS, BUT SO DO WORDS!
THINK ABOUT THE SONG, HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL, THE MEMORIES ATTACHED TO IT, THE HEARTBREAK YOU OVERCAME, WHATEVER! JUST SOMETHING CONCRETE WITH SOME SUBSTANCE. WE ARE MUCH MORE EVOLVED THAN THIS SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, WHETHER WE WANT TO CLAIM THAT POWER(S) OR NOT.
MAKE ME PROUD FACEBOOK! MAKE EACH OTHERRR PROUD! THAT'S MY IDEA FOR THE DAY, HEY ITS NOT SOLVING WORLD HUNGER, BUT ITS A START, RIGHT? PERHAPS IT WILL SOLVE WORLD HUNGER? THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH RESOURCES AND IDEAS, AND THE WAY THE UNIVERSE USUALLY WORKS (IF WERE COMING FROM A PLACE OF TRUTH AND INTEGRITY) WE WILL ATTRACT THOSE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF OUR HEROES? WHY ARE THEY ALL PEOPLE FROM THE PAST THAT WE SAY "MAN, THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT ANYMORE" LETS BE THE HEROES AND LEGENDS OF NOW!
LET’S RE-WRITE HISTORY. WE CAN DO THIS! I LOVE YOU ALL AND BELIEVE IN EVERY ONE OF YOU!
CLEAN UP YOUTUBE 2012!!!
XOXOX
STASHA