more thoughts on myspace

Ever since I really began looking at Sean's myspace.com page, I've had some realizations.

One realization is that these kids aren't really doing anything different than teenagers of my or any other generation ... except for the fact that they are doing it in plain view of the world or at least the cyberworld.

They are publishing public comments in a forum that they naively believe is just for them, like somehow anyone over 21 can't see computer screens — like we're dogs that can only see 3-D. That in its self proves that they are very much like every other teenager who ever walked the earth ... inherently stupid.

Also I came to realize that they have created for themselves a community where they are both simultaneously connected to everyone, yet utterly alone.

They sit by themselves in front of their computers instant messaging their friends — both actual friends and virtual ones — being completely connected to all that is going on in their world without ever uttering a word or laying eyes on the flesh of another person.

Honestly, I'm fine with that.

The longer Sean's ensconced in his cyberworld, he's safely away from the actual flesh of teen girls. And really there's nothing a parent can say that will overide the power of girl flesh. *shudder*

I also realized that as advanced as these kids thing they are, they are still kids none the less. The pictures they choose to adorn their myspace account really says it all.

This is the picture on Sean's account:
Check him out, trying to look all cool.

Then look here:
This is Bill's nephew, Ryan. He's the same age as Sean. It's a good thing that Ryan has his cyberworld, because it's going to be a long time before he gets close enough to take a whif of actual girl flesh.