By Nick Kossovan ——Bio and Archives--July 26, 2025

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The reaction to the 'Coldplay Kiss Cam' incident is a testament to people's relentless desire to publicly shame others on social media, serving as a stark reminder that we live in a surveillance society and that expecting privacy at a concert, with everyone carrying a recording device, would be naive.

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The clip "told a story in a very few seconds," just enough time for social media users to add their commentary and creativity to the situation and then let social media do what it does best: spread like wildfire, misplaced and hypocritical moral outrage. Internet culture is bipolar and unhinged, to say the least. 

The speed at which someone's crisis becomes everyone's entertainment is unsettling. Now posts about workplace cheating are trending, couples are........

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