"Beware of what you do online, as it may come back to haunt you."
"If I post this, someone may say bad things about me and offend me."
"My life is over because I used to be in pornography." Or the equivalent: "If I start acting in adult films (porn) everyone from my hometown will know what I'm doing for a living."
Attention. People crave it--not all, but it seems like a growing number of people do. I can't prove that it truly is a growing number. If you're on any social media network or if you watch any of the 24/7 news networks, there are people vying for attention.
Take a certain actor who recently decided to fake an attack on himself. Why? He wanted the attention. He felt he deserved more and wanted to do something drastic about it.
Stupid? Yup.
Did he get attention? Unfortunately, yes. He may end up in jail for a while because of it, but he may have wanted to risk it in order to garner attention.
Now, I'm not saying that one should act like an ever-increasing idiot to garner attention. Keep in mind, the attention is short-lived by and large--although for some, the attention may last much, much longer. Remember the childhood bully who tormented you? Everyone has one. What if that bully, now grown up, was a new employee where you work or a politician who wants your vote or a new business owner who wants your business. I don't know about you, but most people would lean toward not welcoming said bully.
"But, Mark, why is attention always bad?"
Sorry, I never said attention was always bad. The way one does it may be. Then again, go back to the quoted statements at the top of this post. Because so many people are garnering for attention, it makes one a very small fish in a large ocean. The first quote is a warning many older people give to younger people. If they do something stupid online, will it really haunt them forever? Chances are, it won't. The next quote may also be true, but ask yourself this: do you really care? I've tested the waters on this (not very often, as I don't post very many controversial things) with no comments or repercussions.
And last two statements about the adult film industry is interesting. I watched an interview of a previous adult film star who had converted their life to Christ, and those two statements were what she said about her life. I applaud her for making the right choice in her life, but viewing the statements, I lean toward the fact that unless the said adult star actually said something, no one would ever know what they did for a living.
Just saying.
The solution? Keep working on what you were meant to do. Treat people with respect. On your work, keep honing your skills and look to the future. Where will you be in five years? Ten years? Twenty?
No comments:
Post a Comment