I'll be honest, I don't really want to write this blog tonight. It's probably obvious at this point, but the only reason I write each week is to get a grade in my senior writing class at BYU. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy writing down my thoughts, but I think I would prefer to do so in my journal, and not on the internet.
I feel like what was once a positive force to connect people has become so invasive that we are actually isolating ourselves. In fact, there is quite a bit of evidence that connects internet 'abuse', or perhaps better described as obsession, and mental illnesses such depression and psychosis. The numbers reported in this newsweek article are staggering.
Thus, I really have no issue with the idea of recording the event's in one's life. I just really don't like how accessible it is to strangers once put on the web. If these posts seem half-hearted or dry, it is because I would like to retain at least a piece of anonymity.
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