American Crappy Idols versus Social Media Idiots

So often I hear people talk about how terrible particular auditioning singers are on American Idol. Most often due to the fact that no single person has ever let them know that they are not well adapted or even remotely versed in singing capability. One audition on American Idol and even I, who has zero singing capacity, realizes these people just plain suck. They continue their efforts without ever improving.

My point?

Having dabbled in "social media" as it's become known, I've run across thousands upon thousands of individuals and their ideas. Some are good some are bad. Social media outlets like Twitter are being used for individuals to promote their ideas, services and products. Again, some good. Some terrible. But the one paralleled facet across social media and American Idol is that sometimes you're pitched an idea or product/service good that is absolutely terrible! And who ever stops these people? No one.

Let's take for example a Twitter conversation:

Melinda123: Reading all of my followers and those I'm following and their blogs has inspired me to sum up my passion and skills with this (link to a terribly written e-book on how to write and publish books)

Problem: It's awful. Terribly awful. And no one ever says so. So this continues and Melinda123's confidence in her crappy e-book soars out of control and now she's charging $20.95 through PayPal for this masterpiece of crap and no one's eating it up.

To me, I sit in front of the computer, jaw to the floor, because I might as well be watching a thirty-something homeless guy belting out Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" ten octaves too low and three keys to the south. Somebody stop the madness. Tell these people it's not good. It's hard to tell someone their work isn't good, but someone has to. If Melinda123 was working for me, I'd fire her.