I find
This Article a little odd, actually. It's about our 'digital trail,' most specifically in regards to how easy it is to find, and be found by, ex-lovers on the Internet.
That elicits a 'duh' from me, but then I use the internet
so that I can be found, which experience has shown me puts me in the minority. And yeah, she makes a point about 'lingering' breakups and eStalking made easier because of the pervasiveness of the internet.
What struck me as... odd, though, was this paragraph:
One of my deepest-held beliefs about sex in the information age is that we all must develop a deeper respect for each other's privacy. An honor system, if you will, where we do not seek vengeance online, we do not succumb to the temptation of the midnight e-mail, and we do not post fierce comments in our exes' blogs when they start writing about their new lovers.
I think it can be best summed up by a single line my friend Kirt is fond of for Role-playing group dynamics, and one I think it's generally applicable as a life philosophy: don't be an asshole. is that really such shocking social advice?
