Comments on: Growing up online: why the days of our digital adolescence are numbered

By: unwed mom

unwed mom — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:03:29 +0000

What a great post. The more I read on this site the more I like it. Simple, straightforward advice and it works.

By: How to break up online: a practical guide for modern lovers « a cat in a tree

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:44:57 +0000

[...] a comment » On the internet, everyone is a child, as both Stephen Fry and I have observed (though with differing levels of wit and brio). Tiring of witnessing Facebook fuck-ups and [...]

By: Owing your soul to the company store: does your employer own your Twitter account? « a cat in a tree

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:46:51 +0000

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By: The loneliness of sharing « Machiavelli Id’s blog

The loneliness of sharing « Machiavelli Id’s blog — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:32:58 +0000

[...] The whole point of thoughts, of emotions, is that they’re on the inside. One can poke at them, turn them over, sift and blend and do other cookery-type metaphors with them. If they’re shared too soon, they will be raw and doughy and make people sick. Unconsidered, adolescently fleeting stream-of-self-consciousness outpourings are unsatisfactory because whatever response they receive will seem insufficient. Remember that feeling of No-One-Understands-And-I’m-Going-To-Scream-About-It teenage angst? The screaming part is what we (mostly) grow out of. BTW for a much better commentary on this aspect of the subject, take a look at http://theyearofthecat.com/2009/09/29/growing-up-online-digital-adolescence/. [...]

By: Our digital adolescence - mUmBRELLA

Our digital adolescence - mUmBRELLA — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:42:30 +0000

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By: Andrew Blanda

Andrew Blanda — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:39:41 +0000

Great thoughts here – I think the people who ‘share too much’ today online probably shared the same amount of ‘too much’ through other means in the past – for them, it’s an extension of their behaviour, not the behaviour itself. For the other extreme, they possibly will be living in a ‘gated digital’ community, and will continue to do so now or in the future. We’re already seeing this with gated communities for real residences so working in this way is a norm for some people already.

For the rest somewhere in between these 2 examples, they will continue to look at what information is shared and with whom. In this respect I think Facebook has made everyone re-think their privacy, security and friend-sharing options to test whether a particular group needs to know a piece of information.

I particularly like how people like Obama are asking the younger generation to be wary of what they share online – I think there’s a subtle, but distinct call to action here for the younger generation to _start thinking_ about this NOW before they get the chance to help (re)shape the digital future.

By: alyssa

alyssa — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:44:23 +0000

yeah the internet has truly changed the world

somethings for the better some things for the worse.

I love how it keeps us connected and able to meet people all over the world.

People can finally voice their opinions and share them with the world.