It allows my thoughts to stream freely from my fingertips and coerces me to be a bit more revealing, spontaneous or candid than I may be in person.
Sometimes I spend days without speaking a single word to anyone, yet I've changed my status to cater to my mood several times on that day, "Liked" a link on Prince Paul's wall, written on Christina Pin's wall, left a picture comment for Muyanga, or commented on George Aliaga's status.
I don't even notice that I haven't said two words to anyone all day. Also, you make great connections and share funny and interesting experiences with people who are miles and miles away. Everyone gets heard. And opinions are expressed. (As for Autotune George, it's another example of the convenience movement. You don't need to be a good singer to make a hit. Just like I don't need to be an amazing writer for my voice to be heard. I also don't need a network to be famous. All I need is a camera and a Youtube account. This era is Grand!)
This is Journalism to me. I enjoy rapport between fellow air breathers and hearing their stories. We are each other's audience, community, and somewhat of a family. No, I don't know what I would do without The Interwebs.
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