In defence of being weird and embarrassing in public | Dazed

Surveillance culture has taken over our lives, encouraging us to mock, bully and snitch on others for content. Maybe we should learn to mind our business

Statistically speaking, it’s not very likely to be filmed without your consent in public and end up as the unwitting star (or villain) of a viral post. For the most part, if you’re picking your nose on the tube, doing the robot at a techno night, or engaging in whatever mildly eccentric behaviour might attract the attention of a citizen vigilante with a smartphone, the chances are you’ll get away with it. The internet is flooded with new content every second, and it’s relatively rare for something to break through and attract wider attention (even if this happens to some poor soul every day).

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