I question if Big Brother isn’t in our homes to record as well! Isn’t that what Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Bixby, Echo, Spotify etc. all designed to do? Spy on you to make sure people can take advantage of you?
There have been some truly hideous things caught on video and made known to the public via social media. I’m not sure that’s always such a bad thing. Crimes have been recorded, and people have used those videos to show where change needs to happen in society.
Not worried about it personally. If you don’t do anything stupid, crass, idiotic, or racist there should be no reason to be concerned or filmed for that matter.
Finally Justice catches up with Trump! Well, no actually….only the Basket of Deplorables who were rightfully labeled but who felt free to act like Yahoos until caught and named and shamed on YouTube.
I remember once being told that God watches us and that our departed loved ones also watch over us from heaven. I think that’s how if feels now. Except now it’s everyone and they are recording it. Helping an old lady across the street today can turn into kidnapping or coercion next week. Sad, that.
I always wonder who has the thankless task of watching all those hours and hours of nothing? Had a friend in the Air Force during the Vietnam war who’s job was to watch radar screens for possible enemy planes. After a few months of watching the screens 10 hours a day he went bonkers (the story goes that he stole a plane and flew home for his ex-girlfriend’s wedding but I’m not sure of that — he was stationed in Vietnam and home was in the Midwest; but maybe he made it to California).
Pictures and videos can be very realistically faked now ( just so we get more paranoid). Saw one that showed giraffes lined up to jump off a diving board and do a turn around a trapeze into a swimming pool. Distance shots, closeups. Asking myself how anyone could train a giraffe to do this, finally dawned on me it must be a fake.
In the “old days”, “God is watching you” seemed to be the only thing that gave people a moral compass. Now, “society is watching you” is the new conscience. I don’t mind society watching me. but I wanted to be judged in a courtroom.
kaffekup over 4 years ago
If only everybody had this sign to remind them.
But there will always be those who are convinced of their rightness to do anything they want.
Trilobyte Premium Member over 4 years ago
America… the reality TV show.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
This has always been somewhat true. But with everybody carrying video recorders (that double as phones, etc) it’s truer than ever.
I Mad Am I over 4 years ago
I question if Big Brother isn’t in our homes to record as well! Isn’t that what Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Bixby, Echo, Spotify etc. all designed to do? Spy on you to make sure people can take advantage of you?
Packratjohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’m surprised he made it that far. I like to think I have privacy in my house, but I could be wrong…
Superfrog over 4 years ago
Social media has taught me that the most shameless people can do the most shameful things.
wiatr over 4 years ago
I wouldn’t know for days if I were. And then it would be one of my kids letting me know.
Say What? Premium Member over 4 years ago
All the world’s a stage… so make sure your fly is zipped up.
cdward over 4 years ago
There have been some truly hideous things caught on video and made known to the public via social media. I’m not sure that’s always such a bad thing. Crimes have been recorded, and people have used those videos to show where change needs to happen in society.
Bilan over 4 years ago
If Bob’s life is like mine, he doesn’t have to worry. Nobody’s interested.
Mugens Premium Member over 4 years ago
Not worried about it personally. If you don’t do anything stupid, crass, idiotic, or racist there should be no reason to be concerned or filmed for that matter.
For a Just and Peaceful World over 4 years ago
Trump can shame himself without even leaving his home.
robnvon Premium Member over 4 years ago
Finally Justice catches up with Trump! Well, no actually….only the Basket of Deplorables who were rightfully labeled but who felt free to act like Yahoos until caught and named and shamed on YouTube.
robnvon Premium Member over 4 years ago
Bob’s a racist bigot woman hating homophobe; so screw’im.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
If everything is being recorded on video, show me who put that sign on my property.
Whatcouldgowrong over 4 years ago
Small towns have accomplished the same thing since forever, without relying on technology. “Where everybody knows your name”
1953Baby over 4 years ago
If ONLY this worked. . .
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I remember once being told that God watches us and that our departed loved ones also watch over us from heaven. I think that’s how if feels now. Except now it’s everyone and they are recording it. Helping an old lady across the street today can turn into kidnapping or coercion next week. Sad, that.
ChristineMurphy over 4 years ago
If the idea makes people think before they act, I’m for it.
Mario500 over 4 years ago
(imagines being given the “WARNING” in the cartoon immediately after being born)
GreenT267 over 4 years ago
I always wonder who has the thankless task of watching all those hours and hours of nothing? Had a friend in the Air Force during the Vietnam war who’s job was to watch radar screens for possible enemy planes. After a few months of watching the screens 10 hours a day he went bonkers (the story goes that he stole a plane and flew home for his ex-girlfriend’s wedding but I’m not sure of that — he was stationed in Vietnam and home was in the Midwest; but maybe he made it to California).
oldlady07 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Pictures and videos can be very realistically faked now ( just so we get more paranoid). Saw one that showed giraffes lined up to jump off a diving board and do a turn around a trapeze into a swimming pool. Distance shots, closeups. Asking myself how anyone could train a giraffe to do this, finally dawned on me it must be a fake.
Kilrwat Premium Member over 4 years ago
If you’re getting shamed, you probably deserve it.
mistercatworks over 4 years ago
In the “old days”, “God is watching you” seemed to be the only thing that gave people a moral compass. Now, “society is watching you” is the new conscience. I don’t mind society watching me. but I wanted to be judged in a courtroom.
COL Crash over 4 years ago
Everyone needs to keep that Reality in mind. Then maybe we wouldn’t do so many shameful things.
scaeva Premium Member over 4 years ago
It’s true. The Fourth Amendment is essentially gone.
the lost wizard over 4 years ago
Why not streak and get it over with?
anomalous4 over 4 years ago
Bob’s daily reminder not to be a Karen?
keenanthelibrarian over 4 years ago
Isn’t that a bit like blackmail?
franki_g over 4 years ago
Sorry, Bob.
Inside the house isn’t safe, either, if they can see/record through a window.
Love2laugh over 4 years ago
So… this is a comic about everything thing horrible about the world?