Jack Road wrote:A lot of hate was generated over this video, but I enjoyed it, because it highlighted something that has become apparent. People still react to bullying...as it was I guess? Was it ever like that? Or do we just think it was because of TV and movies?
Bullying is not the dumb jock versus the smart but socially awkward geek anymore. If it ever was. Rarely is bullying even one on one anymore.
A lot of people interpreted this video as pro-bully, but it's not about bullying at all. Like 99% of Clickhole, it's a satire of nothing more than the internet itself. It's mocking the fact that we expect videos on the internet to be inspiring and stand up for what's right. We don't expect statements from a bully to go viral.
It's about what's popular online. What's popular is feel-good content that seems scripted and predictable. It's kind of nice to see good things happening to good people, but on the other hand it's also superficial and contributes nothing of real value to my life. Ultimately it's nothing more than clickbait. Hence "Clickhole." We are not the consumer, the advertisers are the consumer and we are the product.
The fact that Clickhole made this point in a way that so many people found offensive only makes me like this video more. Does that mean I'm terrible? If it does I don't want to be non-terrible. ALL HAIL CLICKHOLE.
Also, something recently happened in the Clickhole comments that reminds me of the good old days of Cracked comments.
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Edit: I wasn't going to post this because I've been posting a great deal of my own comments, but whatever I'm posting it anyway.
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