I have always been warned about virtual communication, that everything I do can never truly be erased, so I should be careful about what I put out on the Internet. Questionable photographs, e-mails revealing I fired my ex-brother-in-law from his position as an Alaska state trooper-- all these things could possible come back to haunt me later in life. Researching some one on the Internet is common. Many of my friends admit to occasional “facebook stalking,” to learn more about a person. But often times, they get a completely wrong impression of the person because of their limited information. The things we release into the virtual world are not always true representations of ourselves.
I recorded very text message I sent for a week. I knew it was one activity that I could do without skewing the results. If someone went to research me later, and managed to somehow dig him or her up, they would get a partially accurate view of me. This person researching me could figure out my waking hours, and what night I went out. They could see who I text with the most. However, they cannot see my emotions. I once saw a comedian who said that he wished that there were fonts to convey emotion, such as “Sarcastica.” I agree with him. Through virtual communication, we lose the expressive part of speech. So while my fonts can show what I was doing, they cannot show what matters more- my emotions and my love for those with whom I communicate.
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