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Recently I found myself in the company of a group of young men who complained incessantly about their girlfriends or spouses. The discussion took an even more bizarre turn when the topic of the 10 most unexpected consequences of being online was introduced. Whether these anecdotes are true is debatable, but the fact is, some were humorous while others were downright disturbing.
1. You encounter the stalker girlfriend you wish you’d never see or hear from again (considering you left her sitting at Milky Lane when you were 18 years old).
2. You get caught bragging about an affair (by your girlfriend or wife).
3. You get caught having an affair (with your wife).
4. You get caught bragging about an affair you thought you were having with your wife (by your wife).
5. You get caught having an affair with your mother in law (by your wife and father in law).
6. You get caught bad mouthing your employer (who is your mother in law).
7. You get caught bad mouthing your wife (who is your mother in law).
8. Refer to point number 2
9. Refer to point number 5
10. Refer to point number 7
As humorous as the ‘consequences’ may be, the truth is, the online environment has become a seedy place where vulnerabilities are exploited at the cost of making a mint. This insatiable greed for money has resulted in more anti-social, depraved content been published (e.g. websites promoting infidelity). As a person, nation and global community, we should be alarmed by this, as it tearing the very moral fabric of society to shreds. The question therefore begs to be asked, is a limited censorship of the online community such a bad thing after all?
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