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The picture the video paints is of a man in unstable emotional state, but Sodini also outlines his goals for the next 20 years, suggesting he had no plans to harm himself or others a year ago.
What do the video and blog teach us about social media? Everything and nothing. The medium is so prevalent now that we end up with murderers who blog and post YouTube videos. As with the so-called "Twitter rape" allegations, social media has become one of society's most popular communication tools; in the coming months, the fact that a major news story is embroiled with a social media site will be as remarkable as knowing that criminals use telephones.