In this case, I would instantly yield that he has thought through finer points than I have, and stimulates conversation where mine may rouse memories for those of us old enough to have seen online sexuality emerge.

I enjoyed his post because he explored the semi-paranoia of trying to realize how you come across without your physical presence. We tend to feel ‘advertised’ online, like we are making a pitch. Why?

I think some of this is generational. My parents e-mail much more formally then I do. My parents use the phone more casually than their parents do.

Blogs come under the criticism of being too informal, too hapless and pointless. Aren’t we developing the new generation of couch talking telephoners? Maybe we can be more stimulating when we take the time to write, instead of jabber on endlessly with only one audience member at stake.

Thank you for the comments.

I found this post interesting because I just published a post about how the internet is such a wildly distorting medium. I am certain that if I took the time to look at myself through what I output on the internet, I am sure that I would see a different person. The problem is that our reasons for using the internet distort our true selves.