Facebook is Everyones Personal Soap Box. Mine, of course, would be covered in purple and blinged out. I would trip stepping up. I guess I am doing that now. Facebook phenomena is interesting to me. Maybe I put too much emphasis on it (sure, I might agree with that) but its the way I keep in touch with a lot of people. There are people on here I do not know, in real life (ugh) or said interwebs, but for whatever reason, a common interested joined us together. I peak into your life, you peak into mine and we bond or have some kind of experience over....well, whatever we post. I can know the most intimate of details I know about you (and you about me), yet, in some cases, we havent even sat in the same room. Its all about what we post too....smoke and mirrors here too, not just walking to the water cooler. We all have our dirty little secrets and hidden truths, even though cyberspace encourages us to POST THEM ALL. We take to this platform for many reasons. Part of it is that it is easier (better than mass emails), event planning, promotion of businesses, catching up, support groups, photos - it really is a storage house of our lives. No wonder why the Government, Employers, Ex-boyfriends/girlfriends/wives/husbands/friends are drawn in to reading what we post. Because there isnt much of a filter. We rant, we think, we laugh, we annoy, offend, disgust, argue and block people - it all falls out of our hands and into cyberland (yes, sure, Rent reference). The amount of fights Ive had with people based on what Ive posted or even the fact that Im on here just boggles my mind. As much as I want to walk away from it, I cant deny that I use it for a lot of the same purposes I complain about here. (Hey, Hypocrite, wave at yourself in the mirror!) I want to be better at this life game....maybe Facebook makes it better? (For example, someone knows I care by liking a post.) Or worse? (For example, someone knows I care by liking a post.) Maybe Im thinking about it because of recent transitions in my life. Maybe Im thinking about it because of my interactions with people lately. There is a huge part of me that wants to go silent....to not speak or write as much or at least not share when I do only to very specific people or very specific circumstances. There is a part of me that wants to keep what I say and think sacred and not spew the fountain of chaos and brilliance that falls from my mind out of my lips. I may be a raw nerve or may just be seeing where I put my efforts lately. Im not sure and I dont expect to solve it here in this post. Maybe Im realizing I open my mouth and remove all doubt that Im a Fool...at least to some. At the end of this you may be wondering - Well, why the hell did you post this, Mary? My answer unavailable at this time. Just came to me to say it and since Facebook is so accommodating, here I am. Rant/Vaguebook/Cry/Scream/Shout/Love - in order words, carry on, my friends.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:11:48 +0000
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