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Well there are a lot of people who use the Internet now a days and all of these people are capable of posting something or telling someone else what is on their mind. That seems like a scary thought that some maniac crazy killer could be posting death threats or who his next victim would be. Well what are the odds of that happening...not very likely. There is a big stereotype that every person on the Internet is an idiot and is at one point in time going to post something stupid or is going just do something to offend others. Well if your like me you hate that sort of thing because people will post about anything on facebook or twitter or even a blog. But lets really think about that for a second how many of your friends post something like this on a daily basis...my guess not even half of your friends or if you are like me only a handful will post like that. So should there be a general fear that you will be bombarded with idiotic posts or that everyone who is on the Internet is a lunatic? No there are a select few who will go totally crazy on the Internet and will post about their very personal matters or will just rant to get attention. These are the people that make it hard out there for everyone, because that is what grabs our attention, not the average blogger or the normal people on facebook, but the ones who leave it all on the table and you don't even have to have met them but you know all the "terrible"things that have happened in their life. It is the few bad apples that spoil it all for the rest of us. People are not entertained by the normal things, people are entertained by the extraordinary and the things that stick around the longest are usually the things that are negative. Its like the news they might have a few stories that will talk about the good that is going on in the neighborhood, but that is not what will keep the viewers glued to the television they will do headline stories on murders or robberies anything that will make us feel unsafe and feel like we can't even go outside without someone pulling a gun on us. The chance of that happening is little to none. The thing that is really annoying however is that it works! People think the world is so dangerous and that their kids shouldn't play outside, but for crying out loud why do let others tell us how to feel or act. The news and those people on the Internet who blog or post or tweet want you to fall under their guidelines of living. We the people need to find our own identity we are the social norm, but we act as if the crazy ones are the normal ones. We need to start getting a grip on life and stop conforming to those who are being too crazy on the Internet.

Hello social media world!! I am excited to start this blog and be able to communicate my thoughts and knowledge of social media and the effects that it has on our culture today. So, I'm excited to announce that the topic of this blog will be: The effects of being overly open over the social media. I am excited to talk about this because I think that social media is a great way to connect with others whom you see daily or those whom you rarely see anymore and that is so amazing, but when people are to open over the internet it can cause them to get hurt by others and it can even be shaming themselves. Today's culture has started numb itself to shame  and everything that is surrounding us is telling us to keep pushing the limits and to keep exposing ourselves. I see the media being used as it was intended which is to connect people, but now it just seems like people are just doing anything they can for a little bit of attention no matter how wrong or shameful it may be. Now obviously not everyone abuses the social media, but by simply clicking a "like" button or viewing a video you are encouraging our culture to continue on a path that ultimately leads to a broken world where people will sell each other out for a bit of fame or that will separate even more those who are deemed cool and popular to those who are viewed as lesser and will segregate our world in a new way. So I look forward to this blog and to see what comes up in the next few months as well as feedback by you readers so we can discuss each others opinions!