![]() but then your comment is met with silence. You read a cryptic status update that a friend writes on Facebook about how someone has pissed her off and you respond with an appropriate dose of empathy in the form of a comment on that post. So what the hell am I vagueing on about right now? In fact the internet is a breeding ground for judgement and paranoia, and there is no place more virile than Facebook and The Blogosphere. These days, things are much harder to figure out thanks to the subtle passive aggressiveness and vacant jibing that the internet enables. ![]() They in turn respond with something along the lines of an intense interest in the current state of their cuticles or they simply stare up at the sky and ponder the possibility of snow falling in Summer in your beachside suburb. They notice you approaching and immediately stop speaking and so you then oblige them with a response that includes an awkward laugh and an even more awkward comment along the lines of "ok girls, you can stop talking about me now". They will pause for a moment whilst you join them, briefly give you the background and then dive back into the discussion.Ģ. One of two things would typically happen.ġ. You approach a group of friends who are huddled up close with heads together, clearly discussing some thing or some one. Once upon a time, back in the olden days (kill me now cause I said it again), it was very black and white when it came to deciding if your paranoia was justified or not. Social media and blogging unleashes ALL kinds of uninvited ring-ins into my already overcrowded paranoid mind and I have to admit I am more than a little curious to know if you ever feel this way too?Īpparently, this overwhelm and paranoia we feel are both perfectly justifiable signs of the times that we live given that we spend so much time talking to each other online rather than in person. Social Media and the Internet has A LOT to answer for.Īside from all the insecurities that are born from comparing our bodies, homes, families and lives to those of all the others that we see on our phones and computer screens, there is also the added bonus of paranoia to contend with too. ![]()
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