The Internet is a horrendous thing.
The Internet provides us with such a great tool, that allows us to communicate world-wide and provides us with a fountain of information right at our fingertips. Just like I'm doing right now. I'm able to share my thoughts and feelings at any given moment, to more or less, the world! I can make movies, share ideas, plan trips, e-mail friends, share pictures over Facebook all without leaving the cozy confines of my home. I can make friends, meet new people, play games, do research for homework, talk to my family, the Internet is full of endless possibilities.
The Internet is a dangerous tool, made available for it to be in use by anyone. Good or bad. The Internet is too vast a medium for our world. What I'm typing right now can be twisted and used against me, printed out and ridiculed, and can be shared all over the web. I can post embarrassing pictures of people I know, and by they time someone takes it down, who knows who's seen it by then? I can sit at home and laugh at my classmates pictures on Facebook, point them out to my friends, and giggle at them in hall and they wouldn't have a clue what we were joking about. I can create mean websites, mocking my enemies, and inviting those who know them to join. I can create fake profiles and deceive people I know, what they think they're hearing from some cute single high-schooler, is just a backstabber with a keyboard. Not only can I hurt people, but this can all happen to me.
I've never done any of those things I've mentioned to anyone. But I wanted us to think about how uncontrollable the Internet really is. Think about it: your parents but controls on your Mac so you can't accidentally run into some porn or something while Googling up pictures for a slideshow, or so you can't go on any websites with mature content, information on illegal activities or so you can't create a MySpace, Facebook or Twitter. But when you go to your friends house, are those same blocks still there? Most likely you'll know someone who has parents that are less protective. You can, and will, be exposed to all the stuff on the Internet that someone hasn't wanted you to. Computers have become such a necessity it's hard not to stumble across something raunchy while just e-mailing your aunt. And think about the countless suicides you've heard about in school and on the news do to cyber-bullying. In this day and age most likely every teen you ask knows someone who's been hurt over the Internet. And sometimes it's not even someone you know, like that chick from school who's jealous that you're going out with her ex. It could just as well be a strange Turkish man you've never seen in your life, that may be the source of the harassments. If the world wide web has had such a great impact on everyone's life, why don't we just categorize time like back in the day? I think I'll try.... today is April 13th 2010, B.I. (B.I.= Before Internet, for those of you not as clever ;))
As you can see, I'm starting to ramble on and on. Just point is, be safe, don't get too computer obsessed (face it, we've all been down that road!), and never hurt others.
As for an update on my live, accomplishing my goal of being able to do a split, has started off with a rocky start. :/ But, on the bright side, in track today I ran 18 minutes straight without stopping! (Just turn a blind eye to that stop to tie my shoe... hey! That could be dangerous!). Sorry I couldn't post yesterday, Mondays are super tight so if I ever do post, it's a miracle! And, for all you Glee fans out there, special blog tomorrow!!!
Song stuck in my head today: "Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones
Keep on keepin' on,
Madison
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