Overshare

2008 Word of the Year by Webster's New World Dictionary. Oversharing is "to divulge excessive personal information, as in a blog or broadcast interview, prompting reactions ranging from alarmed discomfort to approval." According to Froma Harrop, oversharing can easily morph into exhibitionism. You only have to pick up and read ANY periodical or newspaper and you can read and see the intimate details of the subjects. Those that are already famous must need to have even more attention. If a previous headliner is no longer seen on a regular basis...it is only a matter of time that we see a video of them drunk, drugged out, going in and out of rehab or writing a memoir or cookbook.

It used to be that "15 minutes" of fame was a rarity, thus exciting. But now everyone can have their 15 minutes of fame, U Tube alone displays millions of souls longing to be seen. They are willing to pervert themselves in order to reach U Tube stardom. But it is, what it is...15 minutes, so, you are driven to seek even more flamboyant ways to get that feeling again.

Now, when your husband screws around on you...you write an autobiography. Because of course we have evolved to become a society of voyeurs, watching reality shows or web cast of the everyday life of people whose lives are 2 dimensional...who make us feel better about our own boring lives where we get up, go to work, love our families, gather with friends...OK, a little sarcasm.

"people in old-fashioned communities have close friends with whom they can share their inner thoughts and do crazy things. A study by sociologist at Duke University and the university of Arizona found that most American adults have only two acquaintances with who they can discuss intimate matters." Now, we can divulge huge amounts of information via television, periodicals, the net without realizing the repercussions.

So here I am typing away on a blog, read by who knows who....but like a prisoner of war of the world wide web...I will only give you my name and serial number....maybe just my name.