About going viral
Many unpredictable things happen in the internet, and it is curious to see the impact or chain of events. Dayum Drop’s auto-tuned song, Marilyn Hagerty’s fame, and Antoine Dodson’s fame were definitely unintentional, which made me think about how much of being viral comes down to skill and luck and whether or not being viral is a good thing.
The Dayum autotuned song got popular and was entertaining, much more than the actual Daym Drop reviews. Going viral from just that shows that people cared more about being entertained by the autotune than reviews in general. And while it may be expected, Daym Drops may be more recognized just for that. It can still be seen as a mainly positive thing, as the increased recognition is welcomed and better than nothing. Marilyn Hagerty’s fame is welcomed and not expected, but did she really desire the attention? Things just happened and she may have followed along with it. The newspapers said she is “baffled” by the attention, and she won’t know how long it will last. It could be for the best, yes, but you never know. In Dodson’s case, he became most famous from the actions of the Gregory Brothers. People were making their own version of the song after, and the original issue became lost or pushed to the side. Dodson may have tried to handle it well, but is it as good as it seems? If the attempted rape did not occur, there would be no fame, and nothing would have happened. There might be a different incident with the same culprit and nothing would have gone viral. I suppose being viral may be better than nothing, but the main issue of the incident was still lost. All of these incidents can be seen for the better because of the entertainment for the public, but ideas may be lost or other negative consequences.
Many people don’t take things seriously on the internet. Going viral can be great for laughs, but sometimes it is unnecessary or goes too far. It will be entertainment for some and not for others of course, so why not enjoy it for what it is and acknowledge its consequences and purpose. You never know when something going viral could lead to more unexpected, exciting things in the internet.
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