Managing a Public Profile
Managing a Public Profile: Yesterday a classmate shared a news story that recently went viral on social media. A young medical student from our medical school is at the center of the controversy. In the video clip that surfaced she was seen trolling the college and its professors and making other derogatory remarks in the name of stand up comedy. Incidentally this being a centenary year for the institution there was a great uproar by those who take pride in the institution. The girl has since recorded another video to issue a formal apology for her comments. In that video she says she was naive and it was her first ever attempt at stand up comedy and she didn’t realize the impact expressing thoughts publicly can have. Well, the incident as well as the comments that are seen on her apology post are certainly thought provoking. There are a lot of issues that this opens a discussion about. The maturity of thought before sharing on social media. The trolling t...