toastier.org ; Is ignorance bliss?

I was thinking the other day that in a world where news and gossip travels at the speed of light, it's kind of hard to hide from it all. We're completely wired from Facebook to MySpace to blogs; we're constantly in the know. When Facebook first started, I was hooked. I checked everyday, obsessed with everyone's lives. I don't know when it happened, but I got tired of knowing everything because it was getting a little frightening and, sometimes, a little painful. So I stepped back. I don't log in as often anymore, maybe once a week if I'm lucky. It's a hard line to walk, knowing and not knowing. You either dive in or sit out. And I'm choosing to sit out, letting "news" fly by. In a weird way, I'm actually okay with that. If someone has something to share, call me up or shoot me an email. You know, the "old-fashioned way" (of keeping in touch).

But why are we happier in our own secluded worlds? Is ignorance bliss? Or am I just deluding myself into thinking that I'll be safer in my own little world, away from the pain that I might feel? The world is such a strange place.

— 1 June 2008 ; 2 comments

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Ramsha on June 1, 2008 at 11:46PM

I don't think when we close ourselves in a little in our own world that we're deluding ourselves. But, if any pain directed at me was to come, it would certainly be inevitable. So, in a way, from not being in the know, I'm probably just distancing myself from the pain directed at others, the influence of which I may feel if I knew everything. Or maybe I'm just deluding myself into thinking that. Either way, thanks for giving me a topic for my diary.

Emma on June 4, 2008 at 12:05AM

I remember life before Facebook. It was better.

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