Is it possible to write a post without having the subject center around oneself? Mmmm.....
In this age of over sharing I have begun to wonder if we are now living in an age of the "I/me" generation.
Though I admit, I love hearing and reading about others dreams and accomplishment and I love to talk/write about mine....But it seems to me that we are getting away from the real world even more and more. At times I see things on the Internet that people write and I wonder if they would say the same things face to face without a computer as their shield. Do others see this behavior?
This whole blog posting stems from a review I just read on the Internet....wow, it was harsh. Are we becoming numb to others pain and feelings? I think cyber bulling is real and what we do on the Internet is just a piece of what we can be in the real world, if you can pick on someone anonymously than what stops you in the real world from showing your true colors?
Any thoughts? Do you write things on the Internet that you wouldn't state in the "real" world? Do you use Facebook/twitter to pump yourself up or do you use it as a tool to see what the issue's are in the world? Try reading your comments on Facebook/or any social site and see how many times you use the words"I/me". Is this the new generation? Narcissistic?
Just "me" thinking.....
I think it's always been I/ME generation it's just more obvious because of technology. People have been selfish and self-centered since the beginning of the fall of Adam. It's humanities greatest flaw.
ReplyDeleteI also think it takes guts to not be anonymous when it comes to writing publicly. Usually people who write those nasty mean comments and want to hide behind "anonymous" are hypocrites and cowards.
I have a love/hate relationship with facebook/internet. I love connecting with people but It's true it's hard to not have an online presence without being somewhat self-centered... "Look at me & my cute baby!"
I think there has to be balance... yes share about self but show interest in other people and their story.
People who are truly narcissistic usually never change. It's so engrained in their personality... something in their childhood. Maybe they were ignored or neglected as a child and so they have this inner need to be the center of attention because mommy/daddy didn't care. Maybe they are just an apple off the tree... their parents were narcissistic and their parents parents... a repeat of history etc. It's sad actually.
To think beyond ourselves is truly a gift from God. Compassion and empathy is a gift.