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Sophomore examines sharing on blogs like pOtterbein

We have taken social media too far.

People are starting to share too much online and sometimes say things that should not be said.

Blogs and Facebook are prime examples of how people overstep their boundaries. Yes, there are many perks to social media, like staying in touch with those who are in the military, or old friends from your past and school. But the downside is that it can hurt people, along with their reputations.

An example of a social media source that tarnished peoples’ reputations was a blog called JuicyCampus. It was created by Duke University alumnus Matt Ivester as a way for students to discuss and post things about their colleges.

But when posts are not regulated, people tend to take things too far. A friend from Ohio State informed me about this site a few years ago when it was still active. She said that people would post things about different sororities and fraternities and the party life of the campus. People would post embarrassing photos of those who were intoxicated, and then others would make cruel comments. That crosses the line and is just disrespectful.

Another example is the blog pOtterbein University: A Counterculture, written by an anonymous Otterbein student. The student talks about his or her alleged experiences here at Otterbein and the lifestyle the blogger refers to as “the counterculture.” The blogger wrote, “I represent a state of being, a state of mind. The state of mind of not giving a single f—- and living as fully as one desires.”

The blogger wrote that those who do not partake in the “counterculture” need to live their lives more, encouraging them to “smoke your first bowl this weekend. (Trust me, I’m doing you a favor.)”

Another entry that took me by surprise said, “By the end of my freshman year, we were spending hundreds of dollars on cocaine. Doing lines in the dorms of 25, shoving cocaine up our noses in the bathroom of parties around campus, laughing because we were so tweaked.” It’s not smart to discuss partaking in illegal activities on campus.

Generally, I support student blogs because they encourage people to write and express their own ideas. But people have to understand that what they say and how they portray themselves on the Internet is for the world to see.

Be careful what you post, because it can negatively impact reputations.


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