It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. The social networks are all full of undoubtedly thousands — perhaps millions? — of bogus user accounts. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t acquire a handful of new female followers, all of whom seem to suffer from the very same symptoms, and all of whom are looking for a serious relationship and a decent guy.
Yeah. Uh-huh. Right.
Let me guess. Your name is really Omar, and you live in Pakistan, Nigeria or India.
“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:” Psalm 65:5, KJV
“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Proverbs 3:25-26, KJV
“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. Proverbs 14:26, KJV
“And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.” 2 Thessalonians 3:4, KJV
“But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end . . . For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;” Hebrews 3:6, 14, KJV
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:35-36, KJV
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15, KJV
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“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” Jeremiah 17:5, KJV
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:8-9, KJV
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.” Proverbs 25:19, KJV
“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. Micah 7:5, KJV
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.” Philippians 3:3, KJV
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“For the Son of man is NOT COME TO DESTROY MEN’S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE THEM. and they went to another village.” Luke 9:56, KJV
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9, KJV
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not THAT HE SHOULD RETURN FROM HIS WAYS, AND LIVE?” Ezekiel 18:23, KJV
“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I HAVE NO PLEASURE IN THE DEATH OF THE WICKED; BUT THAT THE WICKED TURN FROM HIS WAY AND LIVE: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” Ezekiel 33:11, KJV
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him SHOULD NOT PERISH, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; BUT THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED.” John 3:16-17, KJV
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“Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, YE HAVE BEEN REBELLIOUS AGAINST THE LORD. Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you . . . YE HAVE BEEN REBELLIOUS AGAINST THE LORD from the day that I knew you.” Deuteronomy 9:7-8, 24, KJV
“Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. For I KNOW THY REBELLION, AND THY STIFF NECK: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, YE HAVE BEEN REBELLIOUS AGAINST THE LORD; and how much more after my death?” Deuteronomy 31:26-27, KJV
“And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?” Numbers 11:11-12, KJV
“Woe to the REBELLIOUS CHILDREN, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion . . . Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: That this is a REBELLIOUS PEOPLE, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, PROPHESY NOT UNTO US RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS, PROPHESY DECEITS:” Isaiah 30:1-3, 8-10, KJV
“I have spread out my hands all the day unto A REBELLIOUS PEOPLE, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;” Isaiah 65:2, KJV
“But this people hath A REVOLTING AND A REBELLIOUS HEART; they are revolted and gone . . . The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE IT SO: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Jeremiah 5:23, 31, KJV
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry . . . ” 1 Samuel 15:23, KJV
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“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, HAVING ITCHING EARS; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4, KJV
“Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, PROPHESY NOT UNTO US RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS, PROPHESY DECEITS:” Isaiah 30:8-10, KJV
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE IT SO: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Jeremiah 5:31, KJV
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1, KJV
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Well, I wasn’t feeling too good,
So I then decided to go online,
I just hoped to find a solution,
So that I’d really feel so fine.
Now I’d heard about this chatbot,
Folks said it was really the rave,
So I decided to try the thing out,
Hoping I wouldn’t land in a grave.
How that darn thing impressed me,
I mean it really knew its stuff,
Why go pay to see a silly doctor,
Taking my money I had had enough.
Now this medical chatbot was free,
It knew all kinds of information,
Thinking of the money I had saved,
I was filled with so much elation.
No sooner had I shared my symptoms,
When that bot sent back its reply,
I didn’t understand all the jargon,
But I didn’t bother to ask it why.
So taking its advice on pure faith,
I promptly drove to the local pharm,
It never occurred to me even once,
That I could possibly do myself harm.
After all that chatbot was so smart,
It certainly knew much better than I,
Thus I took the meds as it directed,
And now here in bed very sick I lie.
Man, my temp is going up really fast,
I am sweating like you’ve never seen,
Down below I’m feeling kind of loose,
I think you’ll know just what I mean.
My heart rate is way off the charts,
I’m shaking much more than some leaf,
Won’t someone please come & help me,
I’m dead if I don’t soon get relief.
Now perhaps you may find this funny,
Maybe you’re laughing like some fool,
And even tho I probably deserve this,
Making fun of me just isn’t that cool.
Well it seems nighttime’s approaching,
Or is my light just finally going out,
I confess that I’ve learned my lesson,
Of that there should simply be no doubt.
Now if I should survive til the morning,
I’ll go online & give that bot my mind,
I will warn everyone to not do as I did,
So they don’t wind up in a similar bind.
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The social networks are just nonsense,
I know for sure that it’s really true,
You think you’ve got 1000s of friends,
But they’re simply bots following you.
Sure, you may even get so darn excited,
Man I must really be just one cool guy,
But if you dare to examine more closely,
You’ll discover it is all a big fat lie.
All those people you thought were real,
Are just part of that network’s scheme,
They slyly send out an army of robots,
Trust me, things are not what they seem.
Now if you visit those accounts directly,
A shocking discovery you’re sure to make,
That young pretty woman who followed you,
My gosh, she is really just one big fake!
That gal’s never even made a single post,
Although she has had an account for years,
She does not have a personal profile pic,
So you start getting hot around your ears.
Oh, indeed it is one great big deception.
As social networks bloat their population,
It is a tactic so many of them like to use,
Your discovery fills you with indignation.
How they so easily played you for the fool,
Convincing you that you had so many friends,
But, pal, your experience is not so unique,
That’s how this deceptive story often ends.
There are millions of users around the world,
Who are all caught up in the very same game,
The social network’s army of bogus followers,
Convince you that you’ve got a slice of fame.
Well, I am sorry to have to burst your bubble,
By telling you about this distasteful truth,
Yeah, I really don’t blame you one single bit,
If you suddenly want to go through the roof.
Go ahead, let off your steam and frustration,
I’d do the same if I had also been so played,
But the great thing about my sarcastic poem,
Is that the deceptive networks have been made.
** Note to non-native English speakers: To make someone means to expose or uncover their questionable activities or identity.
