Comments on Kim's Korner: The Loss of the Virtual Self

Better to stand up for your beliefs as who you are...

2012-01-24T21:44:22.156-05:00

Better to stand up for your beliefs as who you are than hide behind an anonymous identity.

Unless you're Brad Paisley.

In the words of Brad Paisley "I'm so much...

2012-01-21T21:09:43.114-05:00

In the words of Brad Paisley "I'm so much cooler online." Or at least I was back in 2007, when the song was recorded. I'm not sure that's still the case.

Rewka - Thanks for the visit. You bring up several...

2012-01-18T20:13:07.088-05:00

Rewka - Thanks for the visit. You bring up several good points. Is the transparency of the web making us more self-conscious online? Are we spending more and more time pretending to be only our good self? Do we risk losing something in the process? Also, there are those whose jobs are at risk if the skeletons are brought into the light. SO, being too honest online could be dangerous - of sorts.

Good stuff!

Rob - you are far from trite. genuine, but not tri...

2012-01-18T20:06:32.222-05:00

Rob - you are far from trite. genuine, but not trite.

At first I did but then I realized that a great ma...

2012-01-18T11:32:30.695-05:00

At first I did but then I realized that a great majority of people, including myself, spent WAY too much time and effort creating a persona of themselves online the way they WANT other people to perceive them that just isn't true. (Think facebook pages that people post all the AWESOME stuff in their life but never post the crappy stuff like traffic tickets and getting sprayed by skunks..) It sets a false expectation of life and of the 'self'. I felt really vulnerable when I started my personal blog and then gradually I grew more comfortable with the idea of being me and that it was okay to say what I thought and post things that might not necessarily be awesome. That's life. I think overall it's made me more comfortable with who I am and luckily I'm in a job industry that if they found my blog they really don't care if I curse on there or am occasionally inappropriate - they know me in real life and can tell you that's just who I am.

It's something I never tried. It might sound t...

2012-01-17T20:42:12.995-05:00

It's something I never tried. It might sound trite today. But, in 2003 when I started blogging I was just me.