Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Why I post

I made one of those vague, dramatic Facebook posts that we all see occasionally. I've never minded them because I figure the person posting them needed an outlet for venting and rather than screaming on the streets they decided to scream into cyberspace.

I didn't realize that there's a sub-set of the on-line population who apparently has to know the meaning behind every single post that scrolls across their twitter feed, or their facebook wall. Here's a hint, if you're one of those people, unfollow me. I don't post for anyones benefit but my own.

Just like the guy that first finds out he's going to be a new dad, when I'm happy I want to tell everyone my good news and may spout randomly to the world about my good fortune.

On the other hand, when a demon from my past that I thought I had, if not outright destroyed, at least beaten into submission and locked away for good is revealed to be on the lose then I'm going to bellow in rage at the world.

Some people will likely see this post targeting them because of the responses made on facebook. While it is asking them to reconsider how that person views vague posts, it's really pointed at everyone who THOUGHT how much they hate those vague posts. The vague post may not be a call for attention, it might simply be an outlet to rage at the world rather than screaming in the streets at 3 o'clock in the morning and getting arrested.