Consequences of "virtual living"

On May 17, a photo appeared on social media of a group of more than a dozen women wearing sportswear, spreading a tarp in the middle of the road and lying with their legs together, heads facing out, while vehicles were moving. The location where the group of women were lying down was identified as National Highway 37, passing through Thanh Ne town, Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province.

Also in Kien Xuong district, a clip appeared on social media of 6 women wearing red shirts and black pants spreading carpets on the street and then calmly exercising while others filmed the clip.

Not only that, on May 17, in Ninh Gia, Duc Trong (Lam Dong), a group of women parked their cars and occupied an entire lane, then lined up to dance and film videos, obstructing traffic. The incident took place on a two-way road, each side only had one lane, forcing the cars behind to stop, because there were many other vehicles traveling in the opposite lane.

Also on May 17, a car carrying 4 people driven by a woman entered Tuyen Lam Lake tourist area (Da Lat city, Lam Dong province) for sightseeing. On the way, the woman stopped the car at a section with many royal poinciana flowers to take pictures. Not stopping there, the group of women also turned on the speakers to play music and danced freely on the road. The woman driving the vehicle said that because she did not see a sign prohibiting stopping on the road, she committed the above violations.

There are many videos and photos of people doing yoga and exercising in the middle of the street posted on social media for the purpose of "attracting views". These actions are condemned by many people because they pose a potential risk of traffic accidents, endangering themselves and other road users.

Previously, a clip appeared on social media of a luxury wedding procession stopping in the middle of the road, passing through Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province, so that the bride and groom could get out to film and take photos. The incident caused many vehicles to stop, causing traffic congestion at the intersection of National Highway 38B and the North-South axis road.

According to the police, taking advantage of the wedding of a former employee, with many luxury cars participating in the wedding procession, Pham Duc Hai (also known as “Hai Idol”, born in 1996, residing in Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province) took the opportunity to film a clip and post it on his personal account on social media channels. This action was aimed at polishing his name, increasing the number of followers and interactions on Hai’s sales channels.

With the above violation, recently, the Investigation Police Agency of Gia Loc District Police, Hai Duong Province has issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Pham Duc Hai and Vuong Dinh Truong (born in 2004, residing in Tan Ky District, Nghe An Province) for the crime of "Disturbing public order" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 318 of the Penal Code.

This is also a valuable lesson for those who often promote "virtual living" and disregard discipline and the law.

The above incidents show that the "virtual lifestyle" is no longer an isolated behavior, but has become a toxic trend and is spreading very quickly on social networks. Alarmingly, these thoughtless "view-baiting" tricks are being "encouraged" on some platforms, especially on Tik Tok, and are continuously displayed to social network users.

It can be seen that the participants in the “virtual life” trend are very diverse, including the elderly, young people, with many different social components and subjects. For them, any place can become a place for them to express themselves. It is condemnable that these offensive and unconscious actions receive the support of a part of internet users.

From the recent consecutive violations of the law related to the "virtual lifestyle" and the "like-baiting" trend on social networks, the problem has been raised: If violations are not resolutely handled, moral education, lifestyle education, and lack of orientation in the use of social networks by a segment of residents are neglected, it will be a major consequence for society.