I’ve been questioning humanity lately especially in the headiness of social media and how that translates into bot-like behavior as we converge to fight for the rations — being doled out minute by minute without recess.
The headlines are daggers — filled up with enough blood to make a huge splatter and in the process we all get wet.
We’re drenched with the bait that presents one thing to those who don’t read — and entirely something else — to the rest of us who do. Everything is concocted for mass consumption and as always — in order to keep up with demand and the flashing traffic lights — there has to be an unnatural infusion into the material.
Did she really say that she supports what Kanye said or that she’s supportive of his ability to express himself — even if his words are confusing or offensive.
Do I have to curb my disdain for Cardi B because everybody and their mama are fans for life and if you deviate from that religion — you’re branded a hater? Why is it okay for influencers to shame people who don’t share their “pick of the month” just because some of us are actually very protective of the right to be individuals?
The cycle of engagement has become a game that nobody wins when you consider how diseased the landscape has become — and how many of us are willing participants in the process of reducing or brains to suctions of data — that is conceived to drive us incessantly bonkers.
Do you ever notice how the most vile news items automatically become trends that never cease until another controversy shifts gears?
If two Black men are kicked out of Starbucks — and the whole world is talking about it — then you can best believe that the entire month will be spent internalizing the competition that throws popular outlets into disarray — as each one begins the race of presenting as many instances as possible — that match the firestarter.
This turns the danger Black people face on a daily basis into a never-ending skit that started off promisingly entertaining until it became the scratched record that not even the most talented DJ can switch into a dope beat
But — is it really news when the delivery is obviously supplied through the mindset of extending the…
