I have now obtained a LinkedIn account and increased the
size of my digital footprint exponentially.
Being quite conservative socially, it all gives me this sensation of
standing at the edge of a great chasm, in about 50 mph winds. I realize that it
a progressive step in life, even as it goes against most of my reasoning.
Right
out of the gate I can see the benefits of having such a connection;
professionalism. It will allow me to connect and engage with specialized
contacts that will inevitably further my professional career. Through it I can
keep current with other writers and publishers, be alerted to prospective job
opportunities, and create a somewhat social resume for others to view.
My concern,
aside from immediate consumption of even more of my limited time, is the incursion
upon my privacy. Unlike many, I do not like to openly share. My closest friends
do not ever know what I will get them for Christmas or when I might stop in. I
want my words, not my everyday life to be known. I like to be enigmatic, which
to me is intriguing. I don’t need to know people that well; and well, I
probably wouldn’t want to anyway.
Perhaps
I am being too vigilant. All things considered, we live in a world where all is
accessible and little is wondrous any more. Unwittingly we follow, to be like
all others, to be the carbon copy, to leave our carbon digital footprint.
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