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 Jun 16 2009, 11:07 PM
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Why do we hide? What happened to honesty? I was looking over post secret, and would probably send in my own, except that I can't muster up the courage to admit that I have secrets. So, why does keeping secrets appeal to humans? Why do we inherently fall upon concealing ourselves, then rationalize the outcome. I guess, discuss why honesty is dying, why lying is easier, and how anonymity contributes to the downfall of society. I know, I spelled the title wrong.
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Jun 17 2009, 01:33 AM
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Well i see honesty and being anonymous 2 huge different things, im huge into security and for the past 5 years ive kept myself very anonymous online and somewhat to the world. its just how i was i kept myself secure so no one knew any information about me. Ive opened up alot over the years tho, but still to this day i watch what i give out to others, its not just a trust issue.
Now for honesty, im going by experience from what i see around me, people tend to lie so they can impress another person no matter who it is. People don't want to be honest because they either seem scared to let people know who they really are. One huge thing that i see alot today is that people tend not to be honest cause they dont want to lose a friend, bf/gf, etc.
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QUOTE IpWn3dUrFaCe 12:48 am
ah nice, well you know anybody can be cool
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Jun 17 2009, 04:09 AM
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I keep my private life offline because Ive had my identity stolen twice (through no fault of my own) and although i didn't lose anything the experience of getting my credit fixed and my cards changes and alerting my billing companies was such a hassle its easier to remain anonymous.
Why do people lie? its a weird thing. I think lying is mostly about self image. Ive found that men lie to get/stay out of trouble and exaggerate to gain an edge for whatever reason. women lie about almost everything age/weight/win an argument lol. I saw this comedian once who said women's entire public selves is a lie the makeup the hair the pushup bra, ect. granted these aren't verbal lies but they are definitely presenting a false public image.
also we live in a society where we encourage fantasy, video games, movies, books, sitcoms. Sometimes the lie is far more interesting than the truth
Sometimes there are situations where one has to either be honest or be nice. As a parent i try not to lie to my child but there are some conversations he and I arent ready to have yet so i end up telling him lies of omission (not telling the whole truth)
and lastly truth is fairly subjective. whats true for you may not be true for me. having said that, everything i said above is from my perspective and isn't necessarily correct
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Jun 17 2009, 08:28 AM
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I have a friend who extremely exaggerates or downright lies about most aspects of his life. I think he does it because he doesn't think he'll measure up if he simply tells the truth, although he is a relatively impressive person without exaggeration. In fact, when he's true to himself, people like him much better!
I try to remain as honest as possible... There are a few times where being 100% honest would be extremely inconvenient.
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Jun 17 2009, 08:31 AM
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First off, I LOVE post secret. If anyone has livejournal, there is a very active post secret community on there. And the books are WELL worth buying!
As for anonymity, there is a difference between anonymity and dishonesty. You can be honest, yet still want to be anonymous. Just because you don't reveal a part of yourself to the world doesn't mean you are lying. I have made some postsecrets and they were all about getting something off my chest to the world that I wouldn't necessarily be open to others because of the subject. There is some things that I just want to get off my chest but don't want to create conversation and possible uncomfortable feelings with others, ya know? I have one secret that I know no one here knows about me, very few people know my secret. But when I put that secret on that community, I can be open but don't have to have that openness tied back to me, does that make sense? I'm being honest still, just not as open.
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Jun 17 2009, 08:53 AM
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I'm at work but would like to comment more on this later...
for now I will say... I love post secret.
There is also this website that is reminiscent of post secret where you can post your regrets (in 1,000 characters or less)
nkuas.org
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