Internet vs. Life

I think it is true that we are all more brazen when we have a screen in front of us and not a person. It is easy to peck away angrily on the keyboard and it gives you the medium to say exactly what you want to say. For me, I never say exactly what I mean; however, when I have time to type it up and reread it, I know my meaning is being sent. But even in this way you lose the voice, the intonation that perhaps carries as much meanings as the words themselves. For some reason talking to people has never been a strength of mine. These situations just bring anxiety. So for me, I realized that I started using the internet/texting as a crutch. I didn’t have to make myself deal with social situations, because I could just handle it through written word. Now, I’ve tried to revert back to the discomfort of human interactions, recognizing that these social interactions are necessary.
We tend to think that just because we say something anonymously, if we are talking about Juicy Campus here, we are not responsible or accountable. And I think this is a horrible misconception people have about the impact their words. Or perhaps people just don’t care about this impact and are missing the essential elements that make them human beings. I don’t know, I’m not going to try to guess the psychology behind an angry blogger. What I thought was interesting in class today was people’s connection of Rollins and high school. For me, Rollins is whatever you make it. Of course if you buy into Juicy Campus and try to see what everyone is saying, it’s going to feel like high school. I don’t know.. if you buy into the blogospheres social constructions Rollins might just turn out to be the immature scene tied to high school.

Kelsey. october 21.