Tag: clout chasing

Milk Crate Challenge, My thoughts.

Why?

First people wanted to drink bleach, then it was licking donuts then it turned into licking ice cream and putting it back in the freezer so someone else can get sick. Just when you thought people couldn’t get anymore ridiclous, duh, duh duh “The Milk Crate Challenge” appears and I must tell you, its kind of funny to see. Not for the injuries but what people will do, the injuries and consequences people will do for internet clout. Now i have actually seen people go on this challenge and succeed without any injuries but I think there is a higher percantage of people who didnt make it.

The injuries

Busted ribs, cracked sternums, broken backs, dislocated joints and fingers and etc. I have seen the injuries, the drops, the painful screams and even the cheers with little reward for their efforts and why would they? Broken bones is not cool and having millions of people laughing at you from their computers and cell phones because of the injuries is just another additon of pain. All of your followers will laugh and then move on to the next trend while you are recovering in the hospital (if you are lucky to get to a hospital).

The reward

The reward to this challenge if you make it without falling. Well i am not sure what the reward is. Probably more followers, maybe cash if somebody bet you. It could be a variety of rewards but you have to ask yourself when you are all the way up on the milk crates, losing your balance, sweat beading from your head with eyes locked in on you. You must ask yourself, “Is the reward worth it”. But by the time you ask that question it might already be too late when you are falling and you land stomach first on to a crate and the next question you are asking your is “why did i do this dumb s**t?” The many questions that go on in my head about this challenge but the biggest question about this challenge is where are people getting all of these crates?

Well if you are one of these people who are doing this challenge, well I hope you make it without any severe injuries but if you do, well you know what they say “You knew thr dangers of the job when you took it”. But in a serious note, do not accept this challenge. Kids be safe and do not accept this challenge.

Clout chasing Issue

What are you willing to sacrifice for the price of fame. Your dignity, your freedom, friends, family or just the respect for your name? It will come at a cost that is for sure and the rewards may you get you a couple of thousand followers but is it really worth it? I can remember a time when the popular didnt have sacrifice much in order to gain that status now its a whole new ball game out there. From people licking ice cream in stores, to socalites making fun if cancer patients and then getting their moment on the Dr Phil show. We even have close to 30 year olds trying to pretend to be high school student for their instgram status to grow. We even have people out there recording fake bomb threats and climbing on bridges and recording it. Will this trend stop probably not. Im not going to blame social media because you still have good people on there using it for good causes but this trend right here, “The clout chasing disease” will continue to spread.

Its scary to me because you never know when it will happen and or a loved ine can be caught in the cross hairs of this foolishness. I even seen a mad man in store pouring milk on himself and screaming like a maniac all for the clout. But their is only so far they can go with this because at the end there is no fame and fourtune, there is no hollywood knocking ageng knocking on the door or a phone call, the only thing waiting is embarrasment but not for them but for friends, family and ask yourself clout chaser, is it really worth it. Now i am not going to name these people or show of their videos because the virus has spread enough. And i do apoligize for using that word for this issue. I wish i could tell you just ignore it when you see it or if you do see it in public but i feel its imprortant for parents to warn their kids on this type of behaviour and show them there is no star in hollywood at the end.

Now is there any positive clout chasing, maybe. I have seen some social media sites use their clout to give money to the homless but that is all that i have really seen, for all that i know it could be fake, which i hope it isnt. I am not going to blame this on thr younger generation since i have seen people around my age group do alot clout chasing themselves and i know alot of teens in my family that do not use social media. So at the end i beileve the cause of this is of course people being toxic and they strive of it. I challenge the clout fame cloust chasers to use their abilities for good. Maybe show the ones that are influenced by there fame that this not the route to go. But that is just me keeping hope. Maybe i am the wrong person to talk on this topic but something needs to get off my chest and this one of them out of the million issues have with many things going on in this world. Hope everybody enjoys there day and hopefully it is peaceful for you. Enjoy your day my friends.