THE ERA OF DIGITAL DISTRUST
Nowadays, it’s hard to tell which viral videos on social media are real and which ones are staged. This isn’t exactly new—over a decade ago, people were already creating fake videos that were passed off as authentic. But now, with the obsession of making money and gaining fame online, this phenomenon has exploded.
We used to believe everything. If a video was shocking, we took it at face value without question. Now, on the other hand, we struggle to believe anything. We've been fooled so many times that we've developed an automatic skepticism. It’s like the boy who cried wolf—when something truly extraordinary happens, no one will believe it.
What if one day a real video of aliens appears? We’ll laugh, turn it into memes, and share it as just another viral clip. The age of information overload has made us cynics, and perhaps, when the impossible finally happens, there won’t be anyone left to take it seriously.
A few months ago, a video went viral showing a black man running away from a native chasing him across what looked like the African savanna. “He wants to eat him,” people joked.
Now, that same guy is being hunted by another pursuer—this time, looking like something straight out of Avatar. And once again, the internet eats it up. Turns out, both clips come from a parody account, but since most viral content spreads without citing sources—because let’s be honest, tracking down the original post is more tedious than just hitting “share”—these things get taken out of context and passed off as real.
Who pours water over themselves with a cup when they could just dive in? How does such an experienced hunter miss such an easy shot? And who, while running for their life, manages to keep their camera perfectly steady? These are questions that should instantly raise red flags, but people still believe what they see. And most of them are the same ones who still believe in politicians—convinced that their job is to help the people, rather than using them as stepping stones to gain or maintain power.
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