I woke up on saturday the 14th of November, and it fel as if the world was a little smaller. As we are all aware, terrorists set Paris in flames and painted her red. More than 100 lives were wiped out. Erased from the tapestry of time. The world responded with a mixture of sorrow, anger and disbelief. In the age of social media, everyone could follow the unfolding events in near live speed. Days later, a large group of parisians went into mass hysteria when firecrackers were put off next to them. The city of light, is suffering from severe PTSD. 

 

As the dust settled in Paris, social media went through the same procedure as with every big disaster these days. First; Resolve, Compassion, Prayers. Facebook flowed with the tricolor, red white and blue everywhere. For a couple of hours this weekend, the world came together. Leaders of the world made joint statements in support of the french people.

Then comes the sceptics and the cynical. The ones asking why nothing is reported when these events unfold in other regions of the world. The ones critisising other people for changing there profile pictures to the flag. "Why dont you do something more usefull than '#PrayforParis?". 

The next step is... Nothing. Things go back to normal. Yes, the media will keep spitting out news about this for a couple of weeks. And the people of France will not forget. But the rest of the world, will slowly slip back into ignorance. We pat ourselves on the back as we hoist the colors of France, but when the first person swaps back, the decline is rapid. 

This is the age we live in. The era of attentionspans shorter than Donald Trumps dick. This exact pattern (Of social media behaviour, not Trumps dick) repeats itself indefinately, and it is not a good thing. We distance ourselves way to much from the impact events like this have on real people. 

 

On that subject let me make something clear. For the past days I have seen asked so many times why the media does not report about the attrocities that happen everyday around the world. Pictures are shared, tweets retweeted, the cogs move. Let me tell you something; Where the fuck were you before the Paris attacks? The hipocracy of the situation is that people blame the media for not publishing news about the horrors in the middle east. Where were those cries before? Yes there were a select few, trying very hard with a bruning belief to get their message across. But the absolute twats who cry out on social media right now, are nothing else than attention seeking cry babies, who is constantly looking for their new fix of likes. More likes, more shares, more more more. 

I despise each and every one of you. 
I am not saying that I am any better. Quite the opposite, I am just as bad. Heck I am even joining in on the fun writing this post.

But what I am saying, is that there is something seriously and deeply wrong with a society more fixed on imaginairy internet points and seconds of fame, than the lives and well being of your fellow men.