The Interwebs: For Good or For Evil?
B posed an interesting question, and one that has hit a wee too close to home. Is it over-reacting to take *any* mention of anything where someone could maybe find you or your family off the web?
We have blogs and websites and photosharing and myspace and all of this other stuff to better keep in touch with one another. And just like being listed in the phonebook, all of this is done quite innocently. These sites allow people to vent about life after divorce, to share their designs and really just keep up with one another.
Personally, I don't think of myself as they type to be stalked and didn't really feel that my sharing anything would harm anyone, especially myself. I mean, I don't talk about work or family in any negative or revealing way. I don't even talk about people who have inflicted harm upon my wee Honda.
If anything this blog has been a positive outlet for whatever I feel the need to talk about. I mean, after writing and editing and proofreading, I've spent about 70% of my need to talk about a specific subject. That isn't to say that I won't ever mention it again, but it definately cuts down on how many times I need to talk about it. And really, that's a public service for everyone.
But, once that has been violated, like a pedophile looking at pictures of kids, or someone posting anonymously saying bad or threatening things, is it ever the same? Do you throw your internets defense up forever? Or, is it like some drunk driver hitting the wee Honda? I'm scared to drive but I get over it about a week later.
Just a thought.
We have blogs and websites and photosharing and myspace and all of this other stuff to better keep in touch with one another. And just like being listed in the phonebook, all of this is done quite innocently. These sites allow people to vent about life after divorce, to share their designs and really just keep up with one another.
Personally, I don't think of myself as they type to be stalked and didn't really feel that my sharing anything would harm anyone, especially myself. I mean, I don't talk about work or family in any negative or revealing way. I don't even talk about people who have inflicted harm upon my wee Honda.
If anything this blog has been a positive outlet for whatever I feel the need to talk about. I mean, after writing and editing and proofreading, I've spent about 70% of my need to talk about a specific subject. That isn't to say that I won't ever mention it again, but it definately cuts down on how many times I need to talk about it. And really, that's a public service for everyone.
But, once that has been violated, like a pedophile looking at pictures of kids, or someone posting anonymously saying bad or threatening things, is it ever the same? Do you throw your internets defense up forever? Or, is it like some drunk driver hitting the wee Honda? I'm scared to drive but I get over it about a week later.
Just a thought.
Labels: random ramblings
posted by jenna! at
2:15 PM
1 Comments:
No, it's not the same after someone targets you. It's like the time I was pick-pocketed - I felt completely violated and undeserving of such a negative act. But, like I couldn't stop going out in public, you don't need to give up blogging. Just remember there are some very unhappy people out there that will make ANYONE miserable for ANY reason (or often, none at all). We call them "trolls", and we try to ignore them so they'll go away (most times they do, b/c they have the focus of a tsetse fly.) In the meantime, just use psuedonyms or nicknames and remember it's not you, it's them. And since it's YOUR blog, you are more entitled to your opinion than they are.
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