At what point did we become so disconnected that it caused us to advertise & promote ourselves so shamelessly? Does this whole thing reek of begging for connection & community? When did we become so full of ourselves; when did we start taking ourselves so seriously that we think that everyone/anyone (pLEase) would really care what the fuck we're doing or thinking at any one given moment?
I'm a hypocrite as I play the same game, but yet, it begs the question. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, et al, what purpose do they serve? As individuals in this world that are trying ever moreso to distance ourselves from one another, we are, at the same time, looking desperately for the aforementioned community, and connection to others. Sometimes the connections make sense: employees of the same corporation or business, alumnus of the same alma mater, inhabitants of the same city state. But sometimes the connections are quite random, borderline senseless.
So why do we do this? As I pose the question to everyone else, I pose it to myself as well. And personally, I'm not 100% sure what the answer is. What I do know is that I'm beyond fed up with the self-aggrandizement, self-promotion, and false sense of self-importance that seems to permeate the virtual worlds we live in and semi-consciously subsidize and substantiate. Maybe not "beyond fed up" as in "I just threw up in my mouth", but I'm questioning why, to what end, and what are we trying to compensate for.
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