Infamy: Worst Reasons to Go Viral

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Inshallah, the war in Zamboanga is about to reach a close. We’re all been waiting for this siege to stop since it doesn’t make any sense to put an entire city hostage and declare independence.

Then again, some folks really wage into war themselves online for the sake of going viral. I may have offended some sensibilities online (whether in this own blog or on my social media account and for most account, I am not sorry). But later on you’d realize whether someone is really trying to shake the powers that-be out of necessity or they just would like to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame.

Like that woman who shutdown even her alternate Facebook account because some haters still end up tracing her online, she should have known better.

Let me share some insights:

• Bashing a reporter for following protocol

If ever there would be a risky reason to be hated, that is to follow protocol. You are reporting in a war zone. Of course you have to wear the proper protection gear while reporting it. If the chemical warfare in the Middle East hasn’t given you an idea yet how dangerous it can be to be assigned in the war zone, try going there yourself. It’s easy to hate something you don’t understand. Perhaps that person who bashed the poor reporter didn’t get the “Think Before You Click” campaign.

• Post your shopping spree steals on social media after your parents get into a corruption scandal

Yes, I used the word “steals”. Very fitting isn’t it? Those who “innocently” posted pictures of their latest buys already get their share of hatred, scorn and envy for doing so. Worse, some of them haven’t paid up their debts. (They got cash to buy a new Hermes bag, not to pay their debts? Interesting) What more for someone who dared brag online their latest stash of brand-name buys after their family got suspected of benefitting from the people’s coffers? Are you sure that new Herve Leger item is from your own sweat and blood and not from OUR OWN sweat and blood? We hope so.

• Justify some actions that you did wrong just to avoid an apology

Let it be clear that I risked getting hated for the sake of putting people where they are online especially if they are faceless drones dependent on somebody’s budget to live. I knew what I was getting into. I hope I could say the same about some people in high places who claim “It’s no longer in our power to know if a non-governmental organization is bogus or not”. Since they knew we won’t be taking an apology for diversion of funds that occurred without proper auditing, they just stuck it up for us to suck it up. Now their various responses to questions have almost become memes for humor at their expense. They may not like the way they rose to relevance again using these viral memes but at least they’re still relevant after all.

• Have a sex video

On the first place, why the need to record your nookie? Is this your way of telling yourself that you can still score a pussy despite lacking in the looks department and lacking in length and girth in the nuts department? That’s pretty sick of you, truth be told. There’s porn anyway easily downloadable online whenever you feel the need to watch something while grabbing your nuts in sweet exploding pleasure. Forget Kim Kardashian. She didn’t have talent anyway so she had to rely on sex videos in order to have a career.

Everyone has their share of 15 minutes of fame. Some though end up getting their 15 minutes of infamy. Not exactly the plan but you had in mind but suit yourself.

Want safer reasons to go viral and turn it into a lucrative career? and we’d be happy to show you the ways.