OK yes this seems like it would be controversial, and if you didn't want to be upset or think about it then WHY DID YOU CLICK THE DISCLAIMER?
but when the attacks happened the Internet was accessible, but many people did not have computers with wifi built in as back then this was rare and expensive to do on the go. also no smart phones. in todays era, however, we can access the Internet from nearly ANYTHING to post to social media, youtube, and other sources.
if the attacks were to happen literally less than 12 years later [when more people had phones with Internet access and wifi capable laptops] then the people on the planes would have been able to post about their final moments. the sheer trauma from those who experienced the crash first hand is massive, and just imagine if the WHOLE WORLD were to see the things people were posting on social media as it happened. this would be basically like the new ring movie, only with trauma instead of death worldwide.
the biggest and most terrifying thing? the last thing you see at the top of your best friend, family member, co-worker, or neighbors social media is something like, "this is it for me, i am going to die." this is made worse by all the people posting things like this already for attention and to be Internet trolls. due to insensitive trolls and selfish people using death as an empty threat to get attention, many would disregard these status updates.
plus with the little a**holes who "need a safe space" cause they are so easily upset going "hey that post offends me cause its about death" or whatever. while there are REAL PEOPLE who actually NEED a friggin safe space [Howie Mendel, those struggling with mental illness, people with anxiety disorders, and people weak to disease]. then the PC people come in like, "he man you cant say things like that". "wait bro did you just use a gender conformitive term?" "oh sh*t guy, you just did it too!"
this might even spark debates on whether it would be appropriate to "remove" the last minute posts from those who were experiencing the events of the attacks at the time. as many would want them gone cause having upwards of over 3000 facebook, myspace, and YouTube members posting their final epitaphs ALL OVER their media would be rather terrifying and uncomfortable. but others would want to preserve them for the memories of these people.
fact is the attack was horrific, but if it had happened LESS than a decade later after the introduction of smart phone Internet technology [2006 or so when facebook was created and founded and yes i checked I'm right], it would have been a WORLDWIDE catastrophe. social media is worldwide and facebook was created in 2006, around the same time cellphone technology enabled users to access the Internet freely without the need of wifi.
if i offend anyone i am sorry, but i felt like this was an interesting topic to cover. if people can make blog posts about some jackass who believes [GENUINELY] that he can teleport using a network named after a flying horse, then i think that the 9/11 attacks are fair game [and frankly a better more realistic subject that doesn't make you question at what point this persons brain LEFT HIS BODY.]
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