Thursday, April 5, 2007

The Internet and adiction

There are two things that I plan to give up before I graduate College. The first, probably more important is cigarettes. Obvious explanation for that one with all the health risks and whatnot I know I need to kick the habit in the near future. The second might not seem as important but it is something I have given some thought to, and that’s Myspace. The issue with Myspace is that having a profile on it, you exposes yourself to whom ever might want to find out any slight detail that you or your friends might have put on there. Any future employer isn’t going to be too thrilled to find out about how one of their potential hires was “so drunk last night dude.” The point is that there is no privacy on Myspce or the Internet in general. Once something is out there it is pretty much out there for good so you have to be careful about what is said about you.
As far as the addiction part goes it’s going to be hard to give up the convenience of staying in touch with old friend with just a few clicks of a mouse. I have one friend who doesn’t have a cell phone so the only way to get in touch with him is to send him a message on Myspace, which he is constantly checking.
Okay so it will be much more difficult to give up cigarettes, there is definitely a chemical addiction there but there is a physiological addiction that goes the same for both. What will I do after a nice big meal when I can’t have a cigarette and check Myspace? Well I’ll have to find a way to cope; the time to grow up is approaching.
Hyperlink? I dont dare put my Myspace link on here so some random person's will have to do.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=174416415&MyToken=669591d3-65d8-449c-86dd-e9d4f5b0ff2c

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