Thanks to my Bloglines subscriptions, I got sucked into another huge article. This one was about younger people who really, really embrace the web as a social tool. If you have the time, read through this article, about these young people (in their teens and twenties) who seem to post anything/everything on the Web.
I'm definitely turning into my parents. And not in a good way.
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Wow! I read the article you mentioned in your blog. I'm 49 with an 11 yo son, and this was really an eye-opener for me. I'm afraid I'm turning into my parents, too, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I can't help but wonder if these kids will have any regrets in about 30 years when this stuff is still floating around in cyberspace. Perhaps I am indeed deluding myself that we do have some semblence of privacy in this day and age, but whatever happened to keeping some things about yourself a mystery? I hate to play social psychologist, but I wonder if this explosion of 15-minutes-of-famers is due to the rise of a generation of kids who haven't received enough attention from their parents? I know that sounds simplistic, but I can't help but wonder if connecting with thousands of strangers is an attempt to make up for the lack of family connections? Hmmm...It'll be interesting to see what happens in this Wild West Frontier in the years to come.
Maybe those who were profiled are all leading a "life without regrets," but I somehow doubt it. They're just not aware of them yet. But maybe I just can't relate. I blogged last night about an article I saw that examined our unease with mistakes-- even though we tacitly acknowledge that we can learn from mistakes. At least, we used to. And I have to admit our course slogan "Play more. Learn more. Fear less" seems to be an invitation to make ourselves more public. Especially when we're supposed to blog about our experiences. It's not an easy step to make when you've reached a certain age though. The "costs" seem higher. Does that make sense? Anyway, thank you for commenting. And good luck with that 11-year-old. :-)
Dennis
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