My private life I share with 689 friends.

I find it tragically ironic how upset our society gets about discovering how public our private lives on the internet actually are. The tragedy for me takes place in the society itself, we eat, sleep and breath the lives of others. If you don't believe me look at the magazines that are sitting on the shelves of the checkout counter next time you are at a super market. Do you ever wonder where the magazines about cars or interior design are? Well, they are in the super market (believe it or not) they just didn't happen the make it to the best seller shelves so conveniently placed right next to where people have to sit and wait to check out. The reason the only magazines we see up front are the gossip tabloids aren't because they pay the supermarkets the most, it's because they are the most popular. And while this tragic realisation that we are the least privacy respecting society in the history of the world we still have the nerve to get furious about the fact that we can google ourselves and find facts. You could say that the celebrities in those magazines put themselves in the spotlight and therefore it is okay for us to look, but ultimately I think they have just done it on a larger scale. The undeniable truth behind why we have Social networking sites is to stay connected with people through chatting and uploading experiences we think people would enjoy seeing, this is obvious but isn't there a certain level of social elitism taking place. Why else does it need to be public information about how many 'likes' my profile picture gets? Which leads me to my point: people who have grown up with technology their entire life do not care about privacy as much as people who were introduced to the internet half way through it. Maybe this is because we weren't around for this golden age when everyones business was their own, but at the same time aren't the only people who are really scared of publicity are the people who have something to hide? My dad told me that there are only three things you should avoid bringing up in polite company which are: your political views, sex and how much money you have. While I don't want to go against what my Dad said (I will) I think he is completely wrong with the first two. If you were to turn on your T.V. you could change the channel five times and encounter sex and politics six times. What do you think FOX news is doing when they hire sexist correspondents in New York? Our society loves the idea of privacy but haven't you heard the expression "secrets are more fun if they are shared with everyone"? If you really want to be private move to an island, if not adapt and understand that the technologies we have created are for our societies benefit as long as we use them properly.