Comment The Web, Photos, Blogs, and the Truth (Score 1) 248
I think this phenomenon of Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, and other so-called Web 2.0 sites, as well as blogs, is quite amazing.
Unfortunately, it reveals the truth. Or is it fortunate that the truth is revealed?
I've read here before of a comment "wait until the next generation of politicians," in the context of what these websites and blogs and simple email will do for skeletons in the closet.
I guess the safe thing in life would be to walk around and say "all the right things," right? I mean, why ever be honest? Can anyone be trusted?
There are plenty of proverbs about this stuff. This is hardly a proverb - "never write anything down."
Well, I would like to think that in the future, there will be dirt on everyone. There will be long forgotten emails written, under the influence, under stress/duress, during trying circumstances. Email is so common now, compared to loose talking before there was email.
Heck, how about archived chats? That is even looser talk (er, text).
I don't think it is worth going through life walking on egg shells. If somebody gets drunk and wants to post a photo of himself, and it is in fun, then what is the harm? He won't get elected to the City Council in 2032? That's crazy.
Most people drink. Most people have gotten drunk. A lot of people have taken drugs. Everybody makes a fool out of himself from time to time. The fact that some people choose to make images of these incidents public doesn't change the truth.
So if there are consequences in the future, I don't see them. Because if employers want to avoid people who drink, smoke, do drugs, or make fools out of themselves at one time or another during their lives, then they won't find anybody to hire.
I think this stuff is getting overblown and I think the more stuff that is posted about what is truth - real life experiences - the better. If the school wants to send the photos to local cops and have people arrested for minor consumption, that's one thing. But banning photos and blogs and stuff like that simply because it could be embarrassing, I think that's to the point of ridiculous.
Unfortunately, it reveals the truth. Or is it fortunate that the truth is revealed?
I've read here before of a comment "wait until the next generation of politicians," in the context of what these websites and blogs and simple email will do for skeletons in the closet.
I guess the safe thing in life would be to walk around and say "all the right things," right? I mean, why ever be honest? Can anyone be trusted?
There are plenty of proverbs about this stuff. This is hardly a proverb - "never write anything down."
Well, I would like to think that in the future, there will be dirt on everyone. There will be long forgotten emails written, under the influence, under stress/duress, during trying circumstances. Email is so common now, compared to loose talking before there was email.
Heck, how about archived chats? That is even looser talk (er, text).
I don't think it is worth going through life walking on egg shells. If somebody gets drunk and wants to post a photo of himself, and it is in fun, then what is the harm? He won't get elected to the City Council in 2032? That's crazy.
Most people drink. Most people have gotten drunk. A lot of people have taken drugs. Everybody makes a fool out of himself from time to time. The fact that some people choose to make images of these incidents public doesn't change the truth.
So if there are consequences in the future, I don't see them. Because if employers want to avoid people who drink, smoke, do drugs, or make fools out of themselves at one time or another during their lives, then they won't find anybody to hire.
I think this stuff is getting overblown and I think the more stuff that is posted about what is truth - real life experiences - the better. If the school wants to send the photos to local cops and have people arrested for minor consumption, that's one thing. But banning photos and blogs and stuff like that simply because it could be embarrassing, I think that's to the point of ridiculous.
