As with any tragedy people look to reach out to the grieving and lend a helping hand to those in need. To college kids that means to reach out a hand, grab a mouse and click join "Our prayers are with Virgina Tech." This large outpouring of support from across the country will let those know that others care.
And while I truly do mourn this event, I cant help but wonder if these Facebookers really care about Virgina Tech, or if they just want to create a really big group to be proud of. There are already 322 groups as of this posting that all have the same message. Is it important that people know that your grieving from Newfoundland?
Does the fact that I haven't joined a group make me a bad person. I feel bad about what happened, I don't want it to happen again, but will people judge me if I don't make that publicly known in my FB profile? Will you hate me for not accepting your group invite?
Now I am pretty group selective, and part of the reason I fear joining a group is that eventually I'll feel the urge to leave it, as it is cluttering up my page. How long do you have to wait to leave A group like this. Its like asking when should we forget a tragic event. I would guess never. It should stay with us until we die, to make sure it doesn't happen again. If I joined the group "never forget" can I ever leave without feeling guilty?
If I change my profile pic to the Vtech logo it lets everyone know where my heart lies, but what happens when i get crazy drunk next week and someone takes a picture of me peeing on a homeless person. Is it okay then to change my pic to that, com'on its hi-larious.
I guess the point I'm trying to get at is that it seems like some people treat disasters like fads and make facebook groups and change their AIM profiles until the next big thing. I want to find someone with the "Never Forget: Tsunami 2004" Facebook picture and in the "Our Prayers are with the Victims of Hurricane Andrew" Facebook group. How soon we forget.
Until next time our nation is struck to the core, Vtech just kicked in yo!
Too soon?
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A few hours after the identity of the gunman was revealed, I decided to search Facebook to see if he had a profile. The results page turned up 100+ groups with his name in the title, ranging from "Fuck Cho Seung-Hui" to "Forgive Cho Seung-Hui" to "Cho Seung-Hui -- A National Hero." Luckily, all the members of the last group mentioned had left it, including the creator, leaving one lone member as admin, without the knowledge of how to delete the group.
Personally i like the group
"Cho Seung-Hui has no Seoul."
Or "Not all Koreans are like Cho Seung-Hui"
I spoke too soon, the best FB group ever,
"I wouldn't cheer for the Ottawa Senators if they were playing against Cho Seung-Hui."
Yeah, I hate the Ottawa Senators much more than a mass murderer.
Im right there with ya buddy...I declined about 5 invites for the VT tragedy because I would feel aweful leaving one in a few weeks...Keep up the good work Bruss
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