I’ll try the teeniebopper with a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Ten years ago the television was used as a virtual babysitter to keep kids quiet. Now, according to Teen Research Unlimited, the Web has officially replaced television as the instant babysitter in a box. For the most part, parents have absolutely no idea what goes on when their kids are on the Web and, due to their ignorance, do not properly train their child in proper Webiquette (wow, i just pulled that word out of my ass).
“Don’t talk to strangers, they hide razor blades in apples and kidnap small children!”
“Oh, you’re chatting with a sixty year old man pretending to be a twelveteen year old girl? OK, have fun.”
Debbie’s daughter has a blog that has recently come under attack from a bunch of Disney teenieboppers. Unfortunately, these kids are running amok and posting personal information on the Web. To make matters worse, they’re posting on a random Web site that they think is a fan site. Good thing it’s just some random girl’s site and not a stalker.
Regardless, this proves my point exactly. Debbie has taken the proper precautions to safeguard their family by stripping immediately identifiable information out of her family’s Web sites. The Disney fan, however, posted their home address inviting people to a party. Even as an adolescent on FidoNet and AOL, I went out of my way to deeply hide my personal information behind pseudonyms and fake information.
This, on the other hand, completely violates all aspects of common sense. Or, perhaps, this is just Darwin at work.
