Poll of the Day > Visual Performance crying and coping on social media

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Now, I get that in text like on GameFAQs it makes sense because the nature of the post isn't by default tied to performing for views or seeking attention. At least not in the normal honest sense. Not to mention you're hidden from view and mostly anonymous. However, I've been noticing on tiktok, ig reels, and yt shorts these videos where people premeditatedly film and curate themselves afterward.

I wanted to ask you guys because I'm beginning to think I'm out of touch lol. So like, is this normal and acceptable now? It just seems weird to film yourself in such a performative emotional state and pretend it's real then go all smiley in the comments. Back in the day, you used to ask for privacy and a few minutes to compose yourself.

I'm the kinda person that tries to be understanding and empathetic to everyone, but this stuff is kinda jarring to me. I hope I'm explaining this right. Anyone else have stuff like this to share? Thoughts? Personally, I would feel ashamed to cry, record myself crying and staring into a smartphone 1 foot from my face looking into a camera then send it out for millions of people to watch. Brave new world we're heading into.

I think its weird too, but at this point I think we are out of touch.

There are all kinds of weird things out there that I dont understand.

They have TikToks that are "mrw Im on one of the planes on 9/11" and its them crying and lip syncing to a sad song.