Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Exploiting Whiffle Ball For Profit

HAVE YOU EVER had the feeling that there's a whole lot more going on than you thought? Voices and noises, hidden from view. I still haven't gotten a smart phone. Still don't want one. Too much money, and too much seductive screen in pocket. Suddenly, the thought occurred to me that it must be possible to be walking down the street, minding your own business, and to suddenly see a good whiffle ball game on a vacant lot, and to decide that its worth showing to other people. So, you whip out your smart phone, turn the camera on, and begin..what is it called?....streaming video? Then, you post the live on smart phone camera whiffle ball action streaming video on your facebook page, let it stream live, as the game goes on, and you stand theer pointing at it, and you notify your frineds that its hapnin', and please check it out. Soon, the "likes" starting coming in, as your facebook friends, hundreds and thousands of them, voice their approval, and start to spread the word. Your whiffle ball game, an especially energetic and exciting match up involving about ten sixth graders, goes viral, through your phone and facebok page, and before you know it has a live audience of millions. Am I dreaming, or is this possible, even as we speak? Didn't something very much like this happen just the other day, only, didn't it involve some dude video streaming a rape in progress at a drunken party? One can scarecly imagine the lawsuits possible. I might decide to start charging admission to my online whiffle ball game, type in your debit card number to get the new password, and might end up making millions. Soon, not only does Mark Zuckerberg want a piece of the action, but so do all the whiffle ball players, their parents, and their attorneys. It could turn into a real life changing mess. Better just to keep walking on down the street, minding my own business, with smart phone in pocket, and let the kids play whiffle ball without ever becoming famous doing so.

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