Pathology
What a tangled web. I still have resources though. I think I’ve determined the route this blog epidemic took to bring us where we are now. I tell 2 people, one of them tells 2 more, those 2 share it with someone and it’s brought back to me. Claims that everyone is reading may be overstating things. I’m not quite ready to hit the panic button yet. I have however taken yet more steps to protect myself.
Specifically I have made some adjustments to my friendster profile that makes me harder to track down including changing my shortcut URL. Now this won’t do anything to anyone who has me on their friends list nor anyone who bookmarked my blog but it will make hunting me down via Google a great deal more difficult.
Today was somewhat revealing in that I was told that the myspace mirror never factored in to the equation. I also received contradictory information that everyone is reading and that only a select few are reading that created a rather bizarre short circuit if you will.
Frankly I’m less than pleased that no one has stepped forward to admit to reading and discussing it behind my back. I mean really, how different is it from finding someone’s diary in the lost and found, photocopying it, and spreading it around all the while having a good chuckle? Yes, it’s on the Internet but at no point have I used my real name. I’ve shared it with a select few (although obviously not select enough) who felt they could share it with others. I’m not saying it’s a breach of trust but there was definitely a lack of good judgment in some cases.
My friends and family are furious over the whole thing. What kind of behaviour and ethics allow this to become an issue?
Look, if you read my blog I don’t mind - I just don’t see why people seem to feel the need to do so from the shadows. Perhaps they should ask themselves that very question. If the answer is because you feel guilty or think that doing so is somehow wrong then perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate what you are doing.
Again, the above does not apply to Family, Friends, Total Strangers, or anyone I shared my blog with. But the people who know me who are not family, friends, or did not receive this address from me I’d humbly like to request you either come out of the shadows and talk to me directly or take a serious look in the mirror and ask yourself what business is this of yours? I don’t mean to be rude but frankly this situation has begun to become quite tiresome.
Note: Most former coworkers count as friends, so long as I didn’t fire them
