i sense that people are soon gonna be in an unfavorable position given the vast dilution of privacy.
not that we are losing privacy, i would seem to think more or less that most are throwing their privacy away. -well, at least their online privacy

by no means am i saying that the internet is bad, harmful or any negative connotations that you can conjure. i'm suggesting that some people, use the internet in a way that is disadvantageous to themselves.

i see people posting so much crap on facebook, yes i do frequent facebook... i do not post, nor tag nor do anything. all i do is merely observe... to be honest, i try to keep up to date with what my friends are doing. though it seems to be 'keeping people connected', i would seem to think the likewise. probably this has to do with my nature. but that later.

i see postings about how people comment about their personal lives, knowing that everyone on facebook is free and able to read whatever is posted. i see comments about
"my bf broke up with me because ..."
"he used to ..."

well, its all those rantings about their boyfriends or what. honestly i couldn't careless, but what intrigues me is what it reflects about people today. again, maybe this is my own prejudice and i do not like my personal life or problems to be glorified online.
aren't those people aware that their ex's are there to read what you are typing? aren't they aware that their friends are reading? aren't they aware that their friend's friend are reading?
aren't they aware that the world is watching? -i'm exaggerating a little.

you won't go and tell everyone you know about why you boyfriend is being a bitch or why he's not perfect. i'm sure i wouldn't tell my teachers, of which i know, about my intimate family problems. i won't tell them the problems i have with my girlfriend.
i choose to share them with my close friends or those whom i trust.
wouldn't it be weird if a teacher comes up to you and asks about your relationship with your other half? i mean to me, its really really weird.
maybe i haven't been desensitized to the whole idea of the internet. probably because i seem to understand how pervasive and open the internet really is.

why choose to shame your ex online? doesn't that reflect badly about you as well...
though i understand its not always about shame, it more or less reflects poorly on the person.
why is it so difficult to message him/her about the problem and talk it through directly instead of glorifying the strained relationship online.
why bother posting a comment on facebook and hope to get some sort of reply when you can just ask your close friends for advise or those whom are more familiar with the people involved.
when i think about it, i honestly don't see any rationale reasoning to do so.

but yeah, it seems fun to do so. posting some comment about my life, hoping that all my ___ friends comment and talk to me, and i'm suddenly in the center of attention.
but is that what i want? is that what i need. -attention
what ever you say now, will reflect more about you than what you initially would want to reveal.
i can only think and conclude that i'm not wise enough to understand why people choose to engage in facebook comments or 'what's on your mind'

there are times where i see people posting 'thank god for ...'
yes, i know you want to thank god. but why do it on the internet, are you trying to show that your god is great to everyone? to me, if you really wanted to show thanks, do it in the right place. in your heart, actions or the church.
would i go around school and say. "MY GOD IS GREAT! I LOVE MY GOD"
there are some whom you might say that to, others you won't, but not everyone.
i honestly think most wouldn't, and i think it more or less creates some sort or religious tension on whats the my god/your god thing. afterall, i think religion is a really sensitive issue and not all are capable/wise enough to handle the challenges that might surface.

probably i'm being egotistic and thinking i'm better than everyone else and choose not to post on facebook. but when i think about it, i don't see a need to post. i don't post whatever is on my mind, i don't say 'my girlfriend is ....' because there is no need. why shame her, why put her through the pressure of succumbing to peer pressure in resolving a certain issue when she's not ready.
i don't see a need to post my seemingly atheist beliefs on facebook.
besides, what's on my mind isn't always a sentence. its more of an issue. ( hence i choose to blog and let those who want to read, read and not put it every where. and in hope, i will remember how my mind matures as it ages. )
at the end of the day, i don't wanna be put in a position that i wouldn't wanna be in the first place.
i wouldn't wanna reveal myself totally to the world. that to me is like going out in public totally naked in the mental/psychological sense...

i understand the power and usefulness of facebook, but there needs to be some checks and balance in what people post in order to protect themselves from themselves.
its awesomely easy to get comments from people, easily to ask about your peers, and easy to well, connect.
but there is a fine line with connecting, and posting shit which i think is worthless.

yes i agree, its that worthless shit that at times, keep us seemingly up to date with our peers. but there are at times, too much being revealed and we are often becoming desensitized to it. we post and post and post, and we forget why we actually post and really post whatever comes to our mind at first.
in real life, no one really does that. i don't sms all my friends and tell them what's on my mind.

i think the sense of connectedness that facebook brings about is some kind of warped connectedness that people somehow enjoy.

as i'm posting this, i'm re-reading and re-reading the post over and over. it seems flawed to some extent, but i can't pin-point it exactly...
i think the problem lies in,

how

connected we want to be with our peers. and by jolly, the connectedness i'm seeing now a days could have been more than i asked for...