This Is How Worldly Events Turn Into Hyped Controversy
Everybody gets so angry these days, right? Not necessary. While there are many legitimate reasons for anger, here’s how sites can turn a relatively mundane event into a “controversy” that everyone comments on.
As writer Parker Molloy explains on Medium, the process of going from “It happened” to the contradiction that “everyone” is talking about is strikingly simple. Someone posts on a site like Twitter a thing that is either mildly annoying or even just amusing, some sites take it and bill it as “people are outraged,” when in fact only four or five people are discussing it. At the moment, those who comment on this story – perhaps even how funny it is! – surpasses the original group of people who were “outraged” from the beginning. However, at this point, history begins to take on a life of its own.
This is important to keep in mind when coming out with a story that seems really controversial but really isn’t. Just a few examples from Twitter or Instagram are enough to give the impression that a certain group of outraged people is large or organized, and it is very easy to find four or five people on the Internet who agree with any controversial idea.
The entire article is good food for thought when reading any story about how a “movement” or group rebelled on a particular topic. Of course, there are many large groups of people who are outraged at what they want to change. However, not every story is important just because a news site is reporting it.