Hai Girls,
My relationship with S has
made me turn into… a cyberstalker! Initially at least! The faux pas I committed
by liking and unliking one of his photos on Facebook was just so embarrassing.
I realised later how I
shouldn’t have stressed out over what I thought was the right or wrong online
etiquette. I’ve also realised that how you react to a social media faux pas affects how the person on the
receiving end will perceive it. So when I decided it wasn’t a big deal, the entire weight I’d given the situation simply
lifted off my shoulders. I felt an instant sense of sense of relief.
This concept of having different online and offline realities isn’t something I feel we as a generation discuss
enough. Especially today when we have so many online profiles and personas. On the
one hand, being able to operate in an online space has opened doors to
unthinkable opportunities for me. Take for example this blog and how it’s allowed
me to connect with all of you. But on the flip side, how we’re perceived online
isn’t the complete truth about who we actually are. The truth is often embellished
and compromised in cyberspace.
It’s no secret to all of
you that I’ve had negative experiences in the past with the “online world” when
I received a lot of hate from online trolls. Trolls are cowards who hide behind
the anonymity of the Internet so that they don’t have to face up to who they
actually are in real life. So I know that if you’re not careful, cyberstalking
can become a slippery slope too. After all, you think you’re hidden and
anonymous, so what harm can it do, right? My advice is, don’t forget who you
really are, and don’t do anything online what you wouldn’t do in real life!
Ultimately, I believe that it’s each individual’s
responsibility to distinguish between what seems real online, and what really
happens offline.
That’s it for this week,
until next time! Mwah!
Xoxo Fru Fru Shru
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