X-Crescence CLXXI: Be Our Guest

[Aguja]

Outward beauty is no indicator of quality; Megan Fox moans: "Hello," in a throaty whisper.

Outward beauty is all that matters! Has pop culture taught you nothing?

[ButterRum]

yeah, but I got what you were saying.

in other words, please feel free to send me naked pictures

Nobody wants to see a picture of a naked dead horse but Ok. :(

[Ian Pressman]

Exactly. That's the thing. Nobody cares for privacy or consent to a private party. Everything is so out in the open. I think social networking has definitely influenced my generation 's concept of privacy.

I'm in agreement with you.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...family-friend/

http://www.fbi.gov/mobile/press-rele...extortion-plot

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/...-teens-655788/

http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2...ge.html#slide2



Who cares what younger people more adept with technology choose to do? Kids are dumb. My generation wasn't particularly bright and it's only gone downhill from there.

[Dr. Sonic]

A you can learn the differences between Penises?

I'm a student of life, always ready to learn more.

back to serious mode, however, it is impressive how much more free kids feel via electronic media these days. I have clients for whom some of the most important parts of our work together has occurred via text messaging.

[Aguja]

I'm a student of life, always ready to learn more.

Doc we won't judge you for admitting you troll for peen on grindr. We talk about it in PMs all the time.

[Ian Pressman]

Outward beauty is all that matters! Has pop culture taught you nothing?

It's taught me that I can't live in a world where Sasha Grey is more culturally relevant than Robert A. Heinlein.

[slacker]

I'm a student of life, always ready to learn more.

back to serious mode, however, it is impressive how much more free kids feel via electronic media these days. I have clients for whom some of the most important parts of our work together has occurred via text messaging.

And why not, right? People anxiety is something I can relate with. E-communication, the E is for Easy.

"I'm breaking up with you, gurl bye"

[Personamanx]

Yeah, a lot of folk just have no idea how easy it is for someone to get pictures that you post of yourself on the internet. In my last year of high school we had an assembly about it actually. Was surprised that most people had no clue.


Just finished the first trade of the Miles Morales Spidey series I borrowed from my friend. Pretty solid stuff, especially Sara Pichelli's art.

[Aguja]

If you insist on taking such photos then get a BlackBerry. At least people have to work to hack those and work hard.

[slacker]

If you insist on taking such photos then get a BlackBerry. At least people have to work to hack those and work hard.

shoot that's what PhotoVault is for!

[ButterRum]

I think people will find new ways to express their sexuality as technology changes – and that's totally fine – but I would just be very careful with whom to share it with. I suppose if you were in a committed relationship with someone you really trusted, it could be safe. But if you don't want those pictures to go anywhere then I wouldn't send them to people you don't really know.

I wish people would be more upfront it too so that we don't see victims getting burnt by it. That reddit guy and the whole community were crazy. I can't believe it lasted that long because of "free speech." Umm free speech does not mean you have the right to invade someone's privacy or infringe off their photos.

There's also the shame factor that society puts into many young woman who choose to express their sexuality through photo sharing. I don't really condone it because of privacy issues but I don't think it's right to shame them either.

[Ian Pressman]

Why do they have to express it at all? It used to be loudly going out with your friends dressed to the nines in your sexiest finery was enough. Now every attention whore with a six-pack and cellphone is slathering mirror shots on their facebook accounts. You can't just have fun, you have to be seen having fun or it doesn't count. We're about due for a pandemic plague.

[Lady_Alternate]

Yeah, but are you older? For_most_ people in the 18-26 range who are technologically inept – sending naked pics has become a norm. It's not something most people brag about, but it's very common.

I may have been speaking slightly tongue in cheek.

[ButterRum]

Why do they have to express it at all? It used to be loudly going out with your friends dressed to the nines in your sexiest finery was enough. Now every attention whore with a six-pack and cellphone is slathering mirror shots on their facebook accounts. You can't just have fun, you have to be seen having fun or it doesn't count. We're about due for a pandemic plague.

Well, sexual expression is pretty subjective but something that humans have always done, so it's sort of expected with society.

Lol I agree about having fun doesn't count if you aren't seen having fun. Gosh, sometimes I hate the internet.

[slacker]

Daesim I wouldn't think the concept of extending to great lengths for attention would be one you couldn't understand.