The jury is in and apparently the most watched viral video in the history of the Internet is the Star Wars Kid…unbelievably its has been viewed over 900 million times, for those who like things to be broken down, that’s one in every seven people on earth has watched this poor guy try to be a Jedi Knight in his garage…I must admit I had seen it a few years ago but had forgot all about it.
However, despite his cult status on the Internet, this fame has been entirely rebuked by the man himself, Ghyslain Raza, who has reportedly suffered a mental breakdown as a result and now resides in an asylum. He is also reported to have sued his classmates,who found the secret vid and unleashed it on the world, for approximately $250,000. One would have thought that would have softened the acute humiliation caused but apparently not.
On a more serious note, I’m sure there can be parallels drawn to today’s growing culture of cyber-bullying on social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace and this story should offer a stark warning of the consequences, however unintentional, that such a public invasion of privacy can cause…
