This article is a little long, but engrossing. In a scary way, I could identify with the author's feelings concerning blogging about her life. Granted, blogging is not a part of my job, neither does my blogging even come close to the big time stuff she was involved in, but the general thrust of her narrative has striking similarities to some stories I could tell that all revolve around sharing thoughts and details of life with pairs of eyes around the world. Check it out here.
What is up with my generation's impulse towards self-exposure? The positive consequences can be delightful and solidarity-building. But the negative consequences can be devestating and disastrous. Why do I continue to do it? I guess in some part because I've strived to keep the purpose of my blog at the forefront of my mind: creative outlet as opposed to no holds barred auto-expose. That is not to say that revealing the personal hasn't put me in some awkward, even demoralizing predicaments. But I think that I've learned from my mistakes and that overall, I've been pretty balanced about it. Secondly, I continue to blog because, at least for me, the positive consequences have far outweighed the negative.
Like many things in life, I guess blogging is one more item that falls under the bittersweet category.
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