Take that MySpace!
Well, long time no posting!
To catch things up, I met Jesse two days ago in person. Wow.
I know, I shouldn't really rant on about girls because I tend to say the most predictable, universal statement that everybody will say at least once in their life.
Well, I will say this.
I met her online, she's not a pedophile.
I entitled this post 'Take that MySpace' because if you have opened a newspaper lately, I'm sure you've seen one article demeaning teen websites.
Now, I understand that MySpace is not that different from Nexopia (Where I met Jesse):
->You create a profile
->You customize it
->You put your best pictures up
->You meet people
However, this site, like many others, is 90% used for singles to meet up. Now, I shouldn't say much because I'm guilty of catching the 'single fever'.
The single fever is a mental judgement of oneself creating the illusion that you can never do too much to try and meet a partner. It is extremely contagious and very difficult to cure. The solution:
SOCIALIZATION
I'm sorry but if you've been to any of these websites, MySpace.com and Nexopia.com are filled with tons of single people. This may not be in the websites' interests, however, the site is generally used to meet people.
I don't have a problem with this at all because I met Jesse online and we're inseparable. The difference is that me and her are basically of legal age. We have the right to go visit each other. We have the right to meet each other.
I have a problem with this:
http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=ca&ie=UTF-8&q=MySpace+Lawsuit&btnG=Search+News
People love to sue em.
This one line sums it up:
'The family of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a man she met on MySpace is suing for $30 million dollars in damages, charging that the social networking giant should have done more to protect minors from online predators.'
Now, here arises a question: WHO THE FUCK IS RESPONSIBLE?
And the obvious answer:
The consumer.
Were you forced to use MySpace?
No.
Were you forced to meet this guy?
No.
Were you forced to put pictures and a LOT of personal information on your page?
No!
Does it say anywhere in the company's policies that they verify that every tidbit of information is correct?
Who does? It's IMPOSSIBLE!
Nowhere in any company's policy does it state 'We verify that all information provided by third-party groups is entirely truthful. We hold full responsibility for any misconception or error.'
So lay off these sites and put your wallet away.
To catch things up, I met Jesse two days ago in person. Wow.
I know, I shouldn't really rant on about girls because I tend to say the most predictable, universal statement that everybody will say at least once in their life.
Well, I will say this.
I met her online, she's not a pedophile.
I entitled this post 'Take that MySpace' because if you have opened a newspaper lately, I'm sure you've seen one article demeaning teen websites.
Now, I understand that MySpace is not that different from Nexopia (Where I met Jesse):
->You create a profile
->You customize it
->You put your best pictures up
->You meet people
However, this site, like many others, is 90% used for singles to meet up. Now, I shouldn't say much because I'm guilty of catching the 'single fever'.
The single fever is a mental judgement of oneself creating the illusion that you can never do too much to try and meet a partner. It is extremely contagious and very difficult to cure. The solution:
SOCIALIZATION
I'm sorry but if you've been to any of these websites, MySpace.com and Nexopia.com are filled with tons of single people. This may not be in the websites' interests, however, the site is generally used to meet people.
I don't have a problem with this at all because I met Jesse online and we're inseparable. The difference is that me and her are basically of legal age. We have the right to go visit each other. We have the right to meet each other.
I have a problem with this:
http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=ca&ie=UTF-8&q=MySpace+Lawsuit&btnG=Search+News
People love to sue em.
This one line sums it up:
'The family of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a man she met on MySpace is suing for $30 million dollars in damages, charging that the social networking giant should have done more to protect minors from online predators.'
Now, here arises a question: WHO THE FUCK IS RESPONSIBLE?
And the obvious answer:
The consumer.
Were you forced to use MySpace?
No.
Were you forced to meet this guy?
No.
Were you forced to put pictures and a LOT of personal information on your page?
No!
Does it say anywhere in the company's policies that they verify that every tidbit of information is correct?
Who does? It's IMPOSSIBLE!
Nowhere in any company's policy does it state 'We verify that all information provided by third-party groups is entirely truthful. We hold full responsibility for any misconception or error.'
So lay off these sites and put your wallet away.
