Decorum
Logan Paul made a video of the Aokigahara forest (also known as 'suicide forest') in Japan, found a (dead) person who committed suicide by hanging, kept on filming while making some remarks & then posted the video on YouTube, where he had more that 15 million followers. That particular video was watched by 6 million viewers before it finally suffered a backlash and was eventually taken down by Paul.
The news about this have cropped up multiple times in blogger related searches yet I had not paid much attention to it until Logan published his second apology. Then I started to read more about what actually happened. Just search "Logan Paul what happened" & a few suggested sites will appear to provide the chronological details, such as this one: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/a-social-media-stars-error/549479/.
I also wondered who he was, as I have never heard of him otherwise. Incidentally, there was a remark in one of the news sites that Paul may not be known by the older generation since his subscribers are teens/ young adults- no matter- I was not his target group.. haha.
Rightly or wrongly, the video had been published (intended to raise awareness about suicide, he says) and was 'liked' by his fans on his channel ('like' being the thumbs-up icon thingie) before public pressure made Logan pull down the video.
As with YouTube stars, they have access to an unfiltered uncensored unlimited media.. and had made use of it (i.e. the channel) to make HUGE amounts of money (Logan recently purchased a $4.8 million mansion from his earnings). With that level of influence, comes responsibility. To portray humanity in the best way possible (at the very least), no matter what jokes you crack. Balance that with the folly of youth (he is only 22)- would you, had you been 22 and influential with 15 million followers, not have or have done the same? I can't say, for I was not in that situation.
I was also reminded of a TED Talk given by Monica Lewinsky about mistakes made in youth and how to survive shame. Perhaps Paul could learn a thing or two from her. I hope he recovers. I hope his apology is real and sincere and heartfelt, because so many people are affected by suicide. It is not easy to get over with. One of my mom's friends- her son killed himself from a broken heart- and she never quite forgave herself for the longest time. I also saw a video by Anna Akana titled "Please don't kill yourself" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvkbHIrrrvU] and that feeling (felt by the people left behind) would have been the feeling my mom's friend would have felt.
So, what is real and what has entertainment value? They do intersect and some topics have to be treated with caution and respect, because it is real and raw to some people.
The news about this have cropped up multiple times in blogger related searches yet I had not paid much attention to it until Logan published his second apology. Then I started to read more about what actually happened. Just search "Logan Paul what happened" & a few suggested sites will appear to provide the chronological details, such as this one: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/a-social-media-stars-error/549479/.
I also wondered who he was, as I have never heard of him otherwise. Incidentally, there was a remark in one of the news sites that Paul may not be known by the older generation since his subscribers are teens/ young adults- no matter- I was not his target group.. haha.
Rightly or wrongly, the video had been published (intended to raise awareness about suicide, he says) and was 'liked' by his fans on his channel ('like' being the thumbs-up icon thingie) before public pressure made Logan pull down the video.
As with YouTube stars, they have access to an unfiltered uncensored unlimited media.. and had made use of it (i.e. the channel) to make HUGE amounts of money (Logan recently purchased a $4.8 million mansion from his earnings). With that level of influence, comes responsibility. To portray humanity in the best way possible (at the very least), no matter what jokes you crack. Balance that with the folly of youth (he is only 22)- would you, had you been 22 and influential with 15 million followers, not have or have done the same? I can't say, for I was not in that situation.
I was also reminded of a TED Talk given by Monica Lewinsky about mistakes made in youth and how to survive shame. Perhaps Paul could learn a thing or two from her. I hope he recovers. I hope his apology is real and sincere and heartfelt, because so many people are affected by suicide. It is not easy to get over with. One of my mom's friends- her son killed himself from a broken heart- and she never quite forgave herself for the longest time. I also saw a video by Anna Akana titled "Please don't kill yourself" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvkbHIrrrvU] and that feeling (felt by the people left behind) would have been the feeling my mom's friend would have felt.
So, what is real and what has entertainment value? They do intersect and some topics have to be treated with caution and respect, because it is real and raw to some people.
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