Becoming a contributing member of my internet community has
been a lot harder than I imagined it would be and this whole project has been
harder to kickstart than I expected. The
reasons for such I would like to provide in list form.*
TOP 5 REASONS “JOINING” THE INTERNET IS HARD.
1.
Jet Lag is
real and Holy Week is not for the faint of heart. I had intended and agreed to start posting
information the first week back from Spring Break. I got home Holy Wednesday from Istanbul and
then it was a mad dash to keep up with the Holy Week Liturgies and for some
reason that for me requires full focus.
On Good Friday I took pictures of the cross and sanctuary during the
Tenebrae service intending to share on Instagram. My phone still has the pictures, but I forgot
mid project that I was posting. It was
not a conscious decision, I literally forgot the pictures were there and that I
had had a plan for them. The big take
away that week – I do not have a posting
instinct at all.
2.
The
Oppressive Pressure to be Clever and/or Witty.
I want all my posts to be worth someone’s time and often I can’t
think of anything particularly interesting or hilarious to share – so I won’t
want to… and then I don’t. I want my
internet persona to be like the cool girl in the cafeteria – down to earth and
funny; only speaks when she has something to say and in between sips of
chocolate milk. Oh the pressure!!!
3.
I don’t
want people in my business. I am a
pretty private person and I don’t want the randoms in my life to know what is
going on. That is a pretty self-absorbed
reason I know, but it’s still true.
4.
I am
forgetful. I get myself already to
make a posting, I take pictures in preparation to post… and then the squirrel
effect happens. Something happens in the
moment and I get completely distracted and forgot that I was in the middle of
posting something; then by the time I return to my posting the moment has
passed and I think that the posting is no longer timely or clever… two things
that are essential for something to be a good post in my opinion.
5.
It is a
place to voice serious concerns and yet I don’t know if I have the time or
energy to engage responsibly in that way.
I know its irresponsible to just take random stands on facebook and just
walk away. The internet is useful for
education, not just riling people up and I want to make sure to do both but
responsibly and I question whether I have the emotional energy for that right
now.
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