Stop!

We all have our peccadilloes about crap we're tired of seeing on social media. For me that includes clickbait headlines from Raw Story or Buzzfeed. You've seen them:

"WHOAH!!! You're not going to believe this!"

"This could take down the president."

"You're going to agree with Ann Coulter!"

There are also the little hand held videos. By bubbly over-caffeinated women or know-it-all kids, who think that by the tender age of 31 they have something meaningful or profound to share with the world.

They don't.

And for some, the most annoying thing to appear on social media might just be this blog. I don't blame you one bit. Sometimes even I get tired of listening this bloviating old fat man.

You can ignore it.
I can't.

But the thing that really lines my underwear with #10 sandpaper are the Watch Me Exploit Homeless People Videos.

Oh you know the scenario.

A hidden camera crew spots a poor homeless man or woman and films as a good samaritan hands them a hundred dollar bill or a pizza or a new coat. This act of generosity is soon replaced by an act of sheer unscrupulousness as they continue to roll the cameras in hopes of filming a reaction. Followed by even more debasement when the clip shows up in my Facebook or linkedin feed.

I have two words for these people: Fuck You.

Fuck you and your faux pity.
Fuck you and your alleged generosity.
Fuck you and your alternate agenda.

It should go without saying that homeless people are people. They are not props for your enjoyment. Nor are they tools to boost your Like count or increase your number of followers. These clips are as abhorrent as dog fighting videos.

That said, I'd gladly watch some douchebag hipster attempt to produce another of these gotcha moments only to have a homeless person's angry Rottie take a bite out of his millennial ass.