Behold, The Cesspool Of Social Media

Mark Morton is a guitarist for Lamb of God. Today he shared some of his Instagram DMs via his Twitter feed.

People are truly deranged. I am used to seeing reporters share these types of direct messages as well. I once even received a death threat myself for an album review someone obviously did not agree with... but this is beyond. Are people so bored these days that being a keyboard cowboy gives an ego boost or something?

I have been saying for years now that Facebook destroyed the world as we know it and I stand by that thought. Social media really is a cesspool. It definitely has its place and if you are in the marketing and communications business like me, you have no choice but to use social to promote a brand message. But come on. As a global society, we can be better than this - or at least I hope.

Just a little sample from my Instagram DMs.... pic.twitter.com/YlJ8Wjl24G

— Mark Morton 🇺🇸 (@MarkDuaneMorton) December 29, 2020