30 November 2007
Psychology vs computers
I have one identity, I am me, but out there in the real world I can always choose how much of me I want to show you. If you are a friend I might tell you about my latest love or woes over a glass of red, but if I don’t know you so well we will stick to safer subjects. If you are someone I want to work or do business with them then don’t be offended if I stick to small talk.
The problem with computers and authority is this convergence to single identity. If you want to keep something private then you must have something to hide. I don’t have a lot to hide apart from my stupidity but that doesn’t mean I want to share it with everyone who comes to look. I want to size you up, meet you and get to know you before I let you into my life full time. I don’t think I am alone in that.
So I have decided to take down the history of the last few years. There are no doubt some remnants scattered over the internet but it doesn’t have to be an open book. I’ll still be publishing but doing it more carefully and with a more focused delivery. If you think you have missed something then drop me an email. If you don’t know my email then why do you want to talk to a stranger?
Filed by liberta at 16:25 under all
some of those strangers could be friends you just haven’t met yet…
Hi Jax.
This blog was written as a family and friends update. It had a very specific audience over a specific time frame. That is now passed and new ways of communicating with both groups have taken over. I am developing a good network of friends the old fashioned way, over beer and talk and common ground. I can choose what I share and how I share it with each individual.
It is in the nature of human experience to reflect and review how we feel and describe events that happened in the past. Only in forensic investigations do we need the original writings. I’m taking a need to know approach which feels more in the nature of humans than computers.