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Dark Side of Blogging

As we start to become more integrated with the internet, and when it becomes a greater source of socializing new problems will crop up.  Mainly, the division between what’s said and happens in real life is much different than what’s done on the internet.

I say things over email/chat/blogs which I would never really say to someone straight to their face.  Not only is it easy just to pour out exactly what’s on your mind for everyone to read, but it’s a one way avenue of communication which can be problematic.  Problematic because in a moment of anger/frustration/jubilation/etc… you would broadcast without filtering what you’re saying, and often without thinking much to the consequences of what you’re saying.

Yes, hiding behind a keyboard is very easy.

Within this past week something strange has happened to me.  Rumours of Ashleigh, that would affect our friendship, were brought publicly through the form of blog posts.  Now things have been rocky before with me and her, and this just brought things to a whole new level.  Behind the comfort of a keyboard rumours were spread, and messages that should have been sent in private were made public for all to see.  Maybe this was done out of frustration, or angst, or retaliation… I’m not sure exactly, but it made a profound impact on my friendship/”relationship” with Ashleigh, as well as between her and her friends.

So because of this, I have lost a lot of motivation for blogging.  I know I haven’t been doing it often lately, and that will probably stay the same in the next little while.  What really sucks though is that I do enjoy posting my poorly written blog, and as of late I’ve had a lot of interesting things to say.  This summer just keeps on getting weirder and weirder.

In the meantime though, I will do my damndest to finish off my Coachella trip report.  It’s been over a month since that trip ended, so I better do it soon before the memories fade.

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