Group Hug allows people to make anonymous online confessions. Post Secret lets you mail in anonymous postcard confessions. Kleenex's new ad campaign allows you to post anonymously your confessions. I know that the internet is just a tool, neither good nor bad, and its up to us to determine what we do with it. Still, why are these here, and why are these necessary?
I'm not going to pretend to be above it. Part of the reason I go by my initials is so I don't get anyone in trouble, but part of it is so I can confess, and to most of the world, it's anonymous. Some of you know me, and thankfully, none of you have ever really confronted me on the more serious confessions.
What does it say about the state of our society that (ostensibly) these confessions are made online, as opposed to people you trust? I think it sticks with me, mostly because I'd like to think that people aren't truly that isolated, that there are people there for them, and that fairies really do exist, and we need to clap to give them their wings.
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On a related note, my stress tic returned for about a week. I have a few theories: people, places, things. More to the point, I think it returned because I had to go deal with a lot of strangers, and wasn't reacting well to it in the leadup. It went fine, in the end, not nearly as bad as I'd feared. However, it's kind of funny that such a simple thing as strangers make me twitch, isn't it?
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