Hey everyone.
CC has been a wonderful place to get to know some of you. I have met a few people from here and I have formed friendships and bonds that are so lovely.
However, the percentage of people who I count in such manner is definitely tiny compared to the entire population on CC and I have no plans to change that.
There is a darker side on here that many of us have witnessed and we’ve had plenty of discussion on them as well.
While it is great that many of us transition from just “an online person” to something real and tangible in each other’s lives, I can’t help feeling cautious about so many people on here.
Just to put it in as mild a manner as possible – there’s no way to tell what sort of lives some people on here live -who they are and how they interact with others raises so many red flags.
To many people, CC and other social media is their only way of communication with the rest of the world – AND that’s not wrong at all. I understand why it happens and I support their need to enjoy a form of fellowship but what they make out of that fellowship is sometimes questionable.
For example, there’s a member on here who is a very active poster and is known to post a few judgmental, rude and annoying thread police comments especially to newbies.
That’s mostly harmless – however I have noticed this member, who has on many occasion displayed a lack of formal education, to post on threads related to family and marital disputes and mostly egging the person in question to divorce or dump their life partners without even truly knowing the whole situation.
I want to emphasize – there’s nothing wrong with seeking counsel and advice from others online and some people give great, qualified wisdom – however I have to consider how much discernment we must be exercising with regards to many people on here.
It’s worse when other members vouch for some of these online “entities”. It confuses other members because validation from another member serves as evidence to the reputation of the other, when both of them could just be quite crazy.
I’ve seen it happen so many times.
Members defend other members who they in reality know nothing of – praising their godliness and mental soundness, when they had no idea.
Personally, it is even a concern when there are younger members on here who claim to “look up” to some of these people.
To be fair each interaction with an individual is unique and different. Sometimes only time can tell about these things.
In that way, I am very blessed by God to have met truly wonderful people who’ve served to influence my life in such a positive way.
I just wonder though – does anyone feel the same way? Are you also guarded about some of the things that you see online?
Your thoughts?
CC has been a wonderful place to get to know some of you. I have met a few people from here and I have formed friendships and bonds that are so lovely.
However, the percentage of people who I count in such manner is definitely tiny compared to the entire population on CC and I have no plans to change that.
There is a darker side on here that many of us have witnessed and we’ve had plenty of discussion on them as well.
While it is great that many of us transition from just “an online person” to something real and tangible in each other’s lives, I can’t help feeling cautious about so many people on here.
Just to put it in as mild a manner as possible – there’s no way to tell what sort of lives some people on here live -who they are and how they interact with others raises so many red flags.
To many people, CC and other social media is their only way of communication with the rest of the world – AND that’s not wrong at all. I understand why it happens and I support their need to enjoy a form of fellowship but what they make out of that fellowship is sometimes questionable.
For example, there’s a member on here who is a very active poster and is known to post a few judgmental, rude and annoying thread police comments especially to newbies.
That’s mostly harmless – however I have noticed this member, who has on many occasion displayed a lack of formal education, to post on threads related to family and marital disputes and mostly egging the person in question to divorce or dump their life partners without even truly knowing the whole situation.
I want to emphasize – there’s nothing wrong with seeking counsel and advice from others online and some people give great, qualified wisdom – however I have to consider how much discernment we must be exercising with regards to many people on here.
It’s worse when other members vouch for some of these online “entities”. It confuses other members because validation from another member serves as evidence to the reputation of the other, when both of them could just be quite crazy.
I’ve seen it happen so many times.
Members defend other members who they in reality know nothing of – praising their godliness and mental soundness, when they had no idea.
Personally, it is even a concern when there are younger members on here who claim to “look up” to some of these people.
To be fair each interaction with an individual is unique and different. Sometimes only time can tell about these things.
In that way, I am very blessed by God to have met truly wonderful people who’ve served to influence my life in such a positive way.
I just wonder though – does anyone feel the same way? Are you also guarded about some of the things that you see online?
Your thoughts?