I was glancing at Sports Center as my husband soaked in every little bit of “news” from the show and noticed a former coach turned Sports Center commentator who was giving a speech to some professional athletes. He was saying that the most evil thing that ever hit professional sports was…
…Twitter!
That right.
“Every time you have an injury, a career changing conversation, or an inflamitory thought, you are there typing it out with your thumbs. I need to make a button that says ‘DON’T SEND.’ You need to think twice before you hit ‘SEND,’ because the second you push that little button, du-na-na du-na-na (that’s the Sports Center news break sound), it’s out there. We’ve got it!”
That’s the thing about Facebook, Twitter and yes… even blogging. Whenever I have a thought, I start to write it down. My mother used to say, “Think before you speak.” That doesn’t quite seem to apply in the same way. More and more and more I’m having to edit myself when I WRITE/TYPE. I have to decide whether I want EVERYTHING out there or not. I’m not a professional athlete. I’m not famous in any way but simply because it’s the internet and anyone can read what I’m putting out there, I still have to consider: What am I sending this out into cyberspace for? Is it for dramatic effect? Is it to work through some issues? Will it hurt someone? Will it hurt me? Is that what I’m about? Is that what this blog is about?
These questions haunt all bloggers and chronic facebook updaters and tweeters.
So ask yourself – Are you reading twice before you tweet?
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the internet cache lasts a long long time – the internet makes it hard to say I’m sorry
Right!
Posting everything on twitter and instagram is seeming a lot bit silly to me these days. Sometimes I question myself – where is the accomplishment in getting a new hair cut or a new pair of shoes and posting it on social media. May be that is called maturing with age or may be cos I m turning 30 in a couple of years heheh. But on a second thought I still love blogging. It screams less and is way more controlled than twitter.
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