Tag: social media

  • Pride and the Drive For Stolen Wit

    Pride and the Drive For Stolen Wit

    When someone falsely claims to have been a member of the military, it is called “stolen valor.” I’d like to propose a similar term for people who steal content for the sake of making themselves appear funny, smart, deep, spiritual, etc: Stolen Wit. I’m not referring to re-posting a meme that carries no attribution to…

  • The Slow Death Spiral of Facebook

    I’ve been a member of Facebook for 8 and a half years now and during that time I have witnessed the social media giant go through a number of changes. Some of those changes came from the company itself like modifications to the look and feel of the site to abrupt changes to their privacy…