Watching People Die In New and Intriguing Ways
- Fred
- 13 minutes ago
- 2 min read
I have mentioned this in a few previous BOS articles, but it bears repeating. My late Grandfather taped the entire 100 hour Gulf War on CNN. The whole war on a set of VHS tapes, which he watched over and over again.
My Grandfather was in World War II, but my Grandmother reminded me that, as a chef, he was far from most of the action.
But despite some war footage that has been around for 80 years, some original footage that has recently been leaking out of Ukraine is uniquely intriguing. It appears that a clever Ukrainian is targeting Russian Soldiers.
When I joined Facebook, it was to reconnect with old friends, and to stay in contact with the new. Now? Facebook is a mish-mosh of Reels and Ads. Very few of my friends post much of anything anymore.
But a few weeks ago, drones blowing up soldiers starting appearing on my Reels. If my Grandfather was alive, the first thing I would have done is shown him this video:
It's from the Dron FPV Channel. When I watch the videos, I am convinced the footage is from Ukraine.
Now when I look up the address of the website, it is in the Dominican Republic. I'm not convinced that its not a video game highlight.
But I don't know.
My Grandfather would know. I, though, have a number of questions.
If it is a video game, what video game is it?
If it is real, why not claim ownership?
Am I 100% wrong and it's Russians blowing up Ukrainians?
If it is real, can you monetize your war actions?
Is that the reason for the anonymity?
How did the algorithm find me?
Do I seem like a person who likes to watch people die in non-traditional ways?
How much of a market is there for War Videos?
What is Facebook's responsibility to tell you what you are watching?
I basically wrote an article of questions.
That's not very helpful at all.
Kind of like Facebook itself.