The Double Edged Sword of the Social Media archive

[fire_of_avalon]

I could probably write a huge essay on this, but I'm more concerned that I was just reminded of an awful bug nightmare I had back in January because I was reading my old facebook status updates.

I think it's amazing that there's a record of all the nonsense I spout on a regular basis and i love that. Until I stupidly record something that makes me sad or ashamed or afraid and then I relive it to.

Tell me about the type of things you post on social media. Have you ever gone back in your grown up age, looked at things and then cringed or laughed?

[Jinx]

15 year old me

angsty little trout

[NorthernChaosGod]

I don't mind any of the stuff I've posted on Facebook. Oh man, did I ever cringe going back and looking at some of the stuff I posted on Xanga before.

[fire_of_avalon]

Okay the new rule is now you have to post the thing that embarrasses you, so Juli you link us to that Xanga.

[Sephex]

I found my old Xanga journal from eight years ago. Ugh. Also, old lj posts are pretty terrible. A lot of people regret saying dumb things as a teen. Well, I regret saying things as a young adult.

Another fun fact I have considered: If I ever have children he/her/they will probably find all the crap on the internet I have ever said. I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do.

[Clo]

I genuinely worry about this. It's like a carbon footprint, except we pollute the cyberverse with youthful ignorance.

[Agent Proto]

Most of the angsty stuff I had on Livejournal from the last decade is pretty much gone because I deleted my account. I don't use my Facebook much, but my mom is pretty upset I would share some "important" stuff leaving her the last to know.

Pfft, whatever.

[Jinx]

angsty little trout

okay, i take back what i said before

this is smurfing funny

[Jiro]

It's so much easier to burn physical copies of things

[Tigmafuzz]

Lol social media.

[Bunny]

Every god damn thing I post on the internet is the most important thing any of you trouts will ever read in your miserable god damn lives.

[Freya]

My old livejournal. oh gawd.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Okay the new rule is now you have to post the thing that embarrasses you, so Juli you link us to that Xanga.

I deleted every single entry before deleting my account.

[Jiro]

That is way too much effort, I don't believe you.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I'm paranoid and I wanted that crap gone.