I've been thinking as of late....While I am a private person, I've had no qualms of sharing certain things online....In some places more than others of course. Although I do think, that meeting people online is nearly a common thing now....
Between being on facebook, twitter, a journal site, as well as this we all share various windows of ourselves into the internet world, which may bleed into the 'real world'. I have not known one person who hasn't met someone from the internet in some form.
So with that said...Everyone obtains a rare glimpse of someone else through a different window on each of these sites....After all, everyone does 'control' what or how much they post. How much they choose to share and who they can share it to....Sometimes....People just stumble upon sites they never knew was there, and find a new part of someone they never knew was there.
With that said...I'm actually a very quiet person - an introvert if you will. I am private to those that I don't know in person and I will only chime in if I deem it 'necessary' or if I have a strong opinion on something. Other than that, I'm not big on talking...I more or less enjoy listening and observing people. See how they are and how they react to others as well as their environment. I have no qualms about being alone time to time and enjoy some of my personal time or space. It's something I enjoy.
So when I'm on my blog, my journal site, facebook, or twitter....Yes, I seem engaging, but that's only because I am hiding behind my computer screen. What I choose to voice, I write out. So when I get online...I turn into the exhibitionist...Only sharing what I choose to share, in which I feel most comfortable with. But in this day and age, most people are. Well, other than the rare few that will happily pick, choose, discard and own up to paranoia as to why they only do one thing and not another.
So while I am a complete antithesis in this form....I think everyone is. It's just a matter of knowing if the person is or isn't. How much they choose to reveal...Or not.
How one chooses to reveal themselves can be a first impression, although it is to my belief that there will never be a complete impression...Why? That takes years to achieve...And even that may never be enough because people always change, grow, and mold to their lives and their surroundings.
So with all that is revealed on a day to day basis....At the end of the day I choose to be me.
Private.
Exhibitionist.
Antithesis.
However, above it all, I choose to be me.
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