In screenshots we trust
The other day I got the shock of my life.A post popped up on Instagram claiming that, henceforth, anyone who took a screen-capture of someone else’s post, that person would receive a notification.Luckily, it was not true. But for a few terrifying moments, my heart stopped.Screenshots are probably one of the best things ever invented. It allows us to lurk online and comment from the sidelines without alerting anyone.
- ▪The other day I got the shock of my life.A post popped up on Instagram claiming that, henceforth, anyone who took a screen-capture of someone else’s post, that person would receive a notification.Luckily, it was not true.
- ▪But for a few terrifying moments, my heart stopped.Screenshots are probably one of the best things ever invented.
- ▪It allows us to lurk online and comment from the sidelines without alerting anyone.
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The other day I got the shock of my life.A post popped up on Instagram claiming that, henceforth, anyone who took a screen-capture of someone else’s post, that person would receive a notification.Luckily, it was not true. But for a few terrifying moments, my heart stopped.Screenshots are probably one of the best things ever invented. It allows us to lurk online and comment from the sidelines without alerting anyone. In Bengali, there is a popular phrase — PNPC or poro ninda poro chorcha, basically gossiping and complaining about others and dissecting their flaws.
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