Yeah, I am going there. The person who killed Gabby is fully responsible for his actions, but, why didn't she leave?
In the films of her behavior with police and otherwise, she was heavily dependent on the idea of being perfect. She wanted to be a person others turned to about quality information about national parks, etc. She was very dependant on the idea of "being liked." She fully accepted her FAULTS as part of her reality to become popular.
In those videos, she is highly self-blaming and even self-hatred. She never once blamed her male escort for his behavior. NEVER ONCE.
Since the inception of Facebook and all its variants, I believed and believe still this was a toxic element in the USA. Since, Facebook, which started as a WOMAN RATING WEBSITE AT HARVARD (click here), this country's dynamics including its democracy has been noted to have adverse effects traceable to Facebook. This is not healthy for anyone, but, especially young people.
There is a rating system for movies and it contained X-Ratings. I strongly suggest Congress adopt a unique rating system for the internet, especially social websites like Facebook where young people congregate to insult each other in the spirit of IMPROVING themselves as socially acceptable. It plugs in directly to the natural emotions of young people to be accepted among their peers as well as evolving sex appeal as teens becoming young men and women.
There is a lot of damage being done to the young people in this country that is carried into their adulthood. I believe Gabby Petito is a prime example. There is no real empowerment, only criticism with the intent to emotionally hurt others and create acceptable ideals. That is horrible as a society. These invisible standards are stronger than law in some instances. We also know they are stronger than family ties because young people exposed to these dynamics commit suicide.
These social networks are not healthy for a democracy, let alone young minds and hearts.
By Cecilia Kang
Antigone Davis, Facebook’s global head of safety, (click here) is expected to face harsh questioning from senators on Thursday morning about Instagram’s effect on teenagers, addressing accusations that Facebook has known for years that its photo-sharing app has caused mental and emotional harm.
The hearing, which starts at 10, is the first of two that the Senate’s consumer protection subcommittee will hold on the effect that Facebook has on young people. The second, on Tuesday, will be with a whistle-blower who has shared information about Facebook’s research on teenagers.
The hearings were called after The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles this month about internal research at Facebook. One of the articles reported that, according to Facebook’s findings, one in three teenagers said Instagram made his or her body image issues worse. Among teenagers who had suicidal thoughts, 13 percent of British users and 6 percent of American users said they could trace those thoughts to Instagram.
On Wednesday evening, Facebook released two slide decks from the research cited by The Journal. The company heavily annotated the slides, at times disputing or reframing the accuracy and intention of the research report. The company said in its slides that many teenagers reported positive experiences on Instagram, including that the app at times helped with mental health....
