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"Why the Internet Has Gone Bananas Over the Astronomer CEO Kiss Cam ScandalUntil yesterday, no one had heard of Astronomer, the data startup. No one knew the names Andy Byron or Kristin Cabot, and frankly, no one cared.Now, a blurry kiss-cam freeze-frame from a Coldplay concert is the most shared image of 2025.So what the hell is going on?Why this?Why now?Why is the internet losing its mind over an awkward embrace between a CEO and his Head of HR?Affairs like this happen all the time. It’s not new.Sure, they don’t usually get caught on a stadium jumbotron, but why has this moment set the internet on fire?Some will say it was staged, a calculated distraction to pull public attention away from more serious issues.And in a media landscape shaped by manipulation, spectacle, and narrative control, that’s not an unreasonable suspicion.But the truth is, it doesn’t need to be orchestrated to serve as a distraction.The machinery of media thrives on stories that are easy to share, morally charged, and emotionally reactive.This story checks every box.It exploded because it was awkward, visceral, and memetic.It spread because people love a public downfall, especially when it involves power, sex, and scandal. It stayed viral because it’s easier to process than systemic decay.And that’s the real point.Because this isn’t about a kiss cam.It’s not even about the affair.It’s about the current state of our society.We’re living in a time where systems are collapsing, stories are shallow, attention spans are hijacked, and people are easily distracted. In the absence of meaning, many settle for scandal.In the absence of truth, they cling to shame.In the absence of substance, they scroll endlessly, chasing shallow hits of outrage to avoid confronting their own emptiness.That’s why this story went viral.Not because it matters, but because, for some, it offers a fleeting escape from the discomfort of modern life. This is the state of humanity in 2025, where millions care more about two strangers having an affair than about war, corruption, censorship, or the quiet erosion of their own freedoms."https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C7PXeh77d/