tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340234552288348887.post904161085466571179..comments2023-03-23T18:24:54.929-07:00Comments on The Spotty Blog-times of Reggie Lutz: Random Thoughts: Social Media/Generational DriftAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09071396507834699073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340234552288348887.post-3565958040507665042013-02-01T10:59:30.678-08:002013-02-01T10:59:30.678-08:00I would dearly hope that future employers would ta...I would dearly hope that future employers would take age into account. I've often said that I shouldn't be held responsible for any of the dumb crap I did before I was 18. And I once set fire to a homework assignment on school grounds.<br /><br />Of course, I didn't deal with the potential major consequences of that act (attempted arson charges were discussed between my mother and the vice-principal; I wound up in in-school suspension). And it wasn't filmed. But it was still stupid.<br /><br />There is a good amount of pre-video Internet detritus of my college life out there, from back when Usenet was a thing. Big huge chunks of it I would love to expunge completely, especially September 1993-May 1994. Nobody's asked me about it. If someone did, my answer would be something along the lines of "It was twenty [!] years ago, and I was a colossal fuckup back then. Allow me to introduce you to my body of work since."<br /><br />The toughest part is that guy who danced on tables his senior Spring Break trying to find that first job two months later. But I like to think that the stupidity of youth can be overcome, and when there are thousands out there with just-as-stupid videos of themselves, forgiven to an extent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529759645934978764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340234552288348887.post-62587150789340510942013-02-01T09:26:13.381-08:002013-02-01T09:26:13.381-08:00I think it's an interesting question. Certainl...I think it's an interesting question. Certainly kids these days are cautioned about what they post on Facebook and other sites. I think many of them don't realize, or don't care about what they post though. The same "indestructibility" that led us to do crazy shit as teenagers, gives you invincibility to your posts as well.<br /><br />And on the Internet, everything is forever. Massive systems index, meta-tag and otherwise sift and sort every bit and byte posted. Including Categories, this blog post, and my response to it. Cross-referential existence is impossible to escape, except by a life off the grid. You have to decide on the trade-offs of the one for the other and decide which path you take.<br /><br />For me, I have twice considered giving up on Facebook completely. Deleting the profile, taking my data and going home. But many friends and family chimed in that the community would be diminished without me, and that they enjoyed this one great means to keep up with my thoughts and have me in their lives.<br /><br />And in turn, I like the connectedness I get from being there too, and playing Categories - that really is reminiscent of the Daily Grind afternoons, when we would all meet up in the early evening; some of us getting off work, and you waking up to do the night at the Revolution. In other circles, it has the same effect, from high school through to the present day.<br /><br />We don't really go out much, so we don't have a wide circle of new friends. But I'm OK with that. The friends I have (like you) have been in my life through many things and I have chosen wisely. I'd rather keep what I have than start anew at this point.<br /><br />Damn kids, get off my lawn! *shakes fist*SageFedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552331311238173621noreply@blogger.com