Behind the laughter, is there hurt?

The Coldplay situation has exposed something a little deeper about us.

Good morning, and welcome to another week.

I’m sure since Friday you’ve been inundated with either news articles or meme’s about that Coldplay moment.

I don’t need to share the news story here… but if you’ve been living under a rock…

It seems we can’t get enough of it…

But aren’t we really making fun of a pretty awful situation?

The moment itself is funny (I guess?) because of how they reacted when seeing themselves on the screen. There’s 0.3 of a second when they were having fun and then it occured to them both - simultaneously - that this wasn’t a moment they wanted to share.

But…

What about the moment where they realised what they were doing was wrong and how they really felt?

What about the moment when their respective spouses found out (likely through social media or news coverage)?

What about the moment when their children are made fun of based on something they haven’t done?

What about the moment where co-workers now have to explain their way through every conversation about what it’s like to work at this company?

I sometimes wonder if we see these kind of moments only in isolation. Just as the first moment - when it happened.

Rather than thinking about the moments that follow the moment - for everyone involved.

So now you think of it like that, it really that funny? Maybe the first time you heard about it. But since then?

What’s become fun and meme fodder will likely live with them (and their spouses, children, co-workers) for the rest of their lives.

Personally, I think we should be better than that.

Or maybe that’s just the-child-of-divorced-parents-where-cheating-was-involved talking.

See you next Monday Morning,

Wade