Let out your inner Klaus Kinski!
Just some pointless drivel about cybermatters
I'm currently in Germany and not too happy about it. That's not because of Germany, it's because of reasons I can't discuss here. I'm bitter and tired these days and the weather is just getting worse. It's drizzling a lot and getting colder day by day. Luckily there is no snow yet. Every day I'm looking forward to just stay in the hotel and keep warm and dry. And then I switch on the computer and check news, blogs and social networks. There are times, when I'm so sick of all this cyberspace circus. Don't you wish sometimes you could just replace most of the people you follow on various platforms? Imagine, you just press a button and voila: New people, new stories. Unfortunately, nobody has the guts to do so, me neither. And I don't really believe, that there would be any new stories - we're mostly doing and saying same things, including me. A lot of times, I don't have anything to say, so I don't share a lot, but I still sign in Facebook every day and check my friends' updates... and I'm constantly disappointed, because it's usually very boring. I admire my Taiwanese friends, who still use Facebook as passionately as I have in 2007. It's the same thing with blogs - most of them bore me. It's true, that I'm every day very tired and short on time, but I always browse through my Reader. It's like an old habit, that's somewhat part of me, but I could as well delete the majority of my subscriptions and it would not really make my life any worse. I'm happy when people unfollow me, because I wrote something stupid on a blog or on Twitter. I would never really have the time to check, that I need to kick them out myself, because they are annoying gnats and only followed me, because they thought I'm someone, who's always likable and nice. I'm not! I can be annoying, I can be moody, I can be mean. You not? I hate people, who keep a certain polished up online image of themselves - they mostly sound like bots, not people. They're always sharing same stuff, giving similar answers to everything, there is no passion, no personality, no backbone. Those people must be so boring in real life. Sometimes you need to let out your inner Klaus Kinski, also online! No, especially online. I would love to read his blog, if he had one. It would probably be the best blog in the world. Well, second best after mine, of course. Yeah, right. Do you get the sarcasm? If so, then you get me and I have good news for you: You're not yet doomed!
Greetings from Disseldorf!
MKL
5 KAFKAESQUE COMMENTS:
Have a go then - I did once in a similar way and liked it a lot :-)
Oh and: I couldn't agree more about being non-polished occasionally :-)
January 13, 2012 4:19 PM
@alcessa: Thanks for sharing and understanding me ;-)
January 15, 2012 5:36 PM
Dusseldorf? Spent some time there back in '07 when my sis lived there and understand your feeling. Hope you're not flying form "Dusseldorf" airport (i.e., the Ryanair one which is really in the Netherlands). Muelheim is worth a (i.e., 1) visit if you've got time. Muenster if you've got a bit more, but it's not a really wonderful part of the world - reminds me of the English Midlands, but with more cathedrals.
January 16, 2012 4:53 AM
I usually do without blogging on Tuesdays or Wednesdays - mainly because I'm leaving early, and coming back late in the evening on those days. There is something of a habit, if not an addiction, in opening ones feed reader, at least in my case. But I only tried Facebook, and didn't like the experience, and I've never tweeted. And I'll probably never use mobile internet devices. If there's a computer around or when I can use my computer at home, that's fine. If not, there's no internet access for me.
And how relaxing it can be to sit down and listen to radio programs on shortwave. No need to speak, to write, or to talk. Just listening to the things others have to say, sometimes with well-prepared scripts.
Could it be that things are getting boring or unpleasant because they become too fast? Or because too much space is filled with too little substance?
If social networks genuinely help with ones career (or if they have that potential), or to gain insights that matter, they may be a good thing. Otherwise, I'd throw everything away that is of no use, or that doesn't benefit me personally.
January 18, 2012 5:09 AM
@FOARP: Thanks for sharing. I didn't have time to see much apart Cologne. The cathedral was impressive, the rest not.
@justrecently: I think it's because too much space is filled with too little substance... you gotta comb through the weed to find some beautiful flowers... the pitfalls of social life in a virtual world.
February 1, 2012 12:54 AM
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