Click the image to read the heart-moving post about a frazzled young mother struggling with two toddlers while flying interstate and how women around her stepped up to help her through flight check-in, until baggage claim at her destination. The post was made on 8 December 2018.
Web-media picks it up and makes it part of their editorials, which in turn gets viralised. In most cases, links to the OP are not made. Maybe a mention of her name. Other soc-med news vultures do the same on their own private accounts. Wondering if there's a term for such a phenomenon.
Two days later the smart OP appends a charity drive to her original story to take advantage of its popularity. A sharp and compassionate move on her part. One webzine runs the story, fails to credit her original post but DOES link to the charity. Good enough? Hmmm...
Four years later, the narrative surfaces again, and it must be because of the "MEMORIES" function of Facebook, especially since it incorporates a timely Christmas message people feel they must share it.
According to Becca in 2020, people were STILL donating. If they chance upon the OP on Facebook.
And now imagine the missed opportunities for charity by others who read the story from hijacked postings (that's my term for now for this despicable deed) that do NOT attribute or credit fairly.
If you found this article interesting, do leave a comment, and DO donate to the charity that Becca Kinsey felt could benefit from the viralizing of her beautiful and inspiring story.
Merry Christmas!
