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  1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

    The thing about the internet is that a lot of people seem to have a problem distinguishing between private and public spaces. If you go on Twitter and declare to the world that you are a demisexual panda-tree hybridkin and that your pronouns are now "Christ/Christself", you are performing essentially the same actions as the crazy homeless guy who comes up to you in the street and tells you he's an alien from the future come to save mankind.

    Saturday, 23-May-15 00:10:30 UTC from web
    1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

      @ceruleanspark i still have a hard time acknowledging anyone does that anywheres on the internet. It's just... Not something people do, in my mind, which is also representing your point.

      Saturday, 23-May-15 00:16:31 UTC from web
      1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

        @awlditzy I think it's entirely possibly to conduct your life in segments of the internet where that kind of thing still doesn't happen, but it seems to be becoming increasingly pervasive. It's like everyone is a 90's furry, except instead of being compelled to tell everyone their fetish, they feel compelled to tell everyone everything about themselves all the time.

        Saturday, 23-May-15 00:24:32 UTC from web
        1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

          @ceruleanspark this is either the product of the social network, or what birthed it. Chicken or egg situation basically. I suppose time will tell whether this is worse or better than the trend of yesterday, or just the same.

          Saturday, 23-May-15 00:37:20 UTC from web
    2. Griffin Griffin

      @ceruleanspark 1/2 I think that this is because of the liberal society that we have been brought up in. Everyone now is encouraged to be 'themselves' and be real at all times. individuality is held to be the highest standard of achievement. That with the second great wave of individuation since the 60's has lead to this.
      The LGBT movement may be to blame, or maybe the fact that society is more connected now. Before if you lived in a small town you had to hide sides of yourself away, with the internet there you can always find other freaks like yourself, and with the attitude of society in general you are encountered to be that person at all times because discrimination is wrong.

      Sunday, 24-May-15 12:55:13 UTC from web