"The Top 10 Reasons We Deleted Your Comment" is a very straight forward article that I would mostly agree with. We've all been in a situation where we've posted or commented on something that we regret and delete it for some reason. This particular article lists ten reasons that pretty much cover all reasons as to why anyone would take time to "delete" something from the internet. Many people are cowards when it comes to being face to face, but with a computer screen in between, suddenly they are powerful and can say whatever they truly feel. I definitely agree that lots of people create fake accounts or act as somebody other than themselves for whatever reasons, and that when someone finds out, they go right back to being a coward and erasing their comment. Even though they think it's been erased, it really hasn't. Once something is posted on the internet, it will forever be there for public display, and I think that is really doubted in more recent years, especially.
Comments aren't always a poor representation of someone, however. In the audio "From Commenter to Columnist: the Atlantic's 'Cynic'", a young graduate begins a successful career with his comments. He cleverly kept his identity concealed until he was offered a job that require him to reveal himself (some three years later). He was smart with his commentary, and used only appropriate language, for there to be no reason to not hire someone such as himself. Putting your opinion out there can be a good thing, as long as you use it properly. It's so easy to take advantage of the great technology we have now, but it is important to keep control, which 'Cynic' successfully did.
The article "Do You Pay Attention to Nutrition Labels on Food?" is from the New York Times' "Student Opinion" page, with a comment I left on there.
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Destinee
Amaal
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Reading the comments on the article "Do You Ever Eavesdrop?" is basically just reading a bunch of comments about people telling if they eavesdrop (most of the being yes) or not, and then describing how they eavesdrop, and if they don't, they excuse their "listening into other people's conversation" as just that. I personally believe that everyone is guilty of eavesdropping at some point, more than just once. However, most of these comments are admitting their eavesdropping. A lot of comments relate the terms eavesdropping to nosy. They make it seem like eavesdropping is a nosy thing to do, which I guess it is, but then everyone would be nosy.
Comments aren't always a poor representation of someone, however. In the audio "From Commenter to Columnist: the Atlantic's 'Cynic'", a young graduate begins a successful career with his comments. He cleverly kept his identity concealed until he was offered a job that require him to reveal himself (some three years later). He was smart with his commentary, and used only appropriate language, for there to be no reason to not hire someone such as himself. Putting your opinion out there can be a good thing, as long as you use it properly. It's so easy to take advantage of the great technology we have now, but it is important to keep control, which 'Cynic' successfully did.
The article "Do You Pay Attention to Nutrition Labels on Food?" is from the New York Times' "Student Opinion" page, with a comment I left on there.
Satire Comments
Destinee
Amaal
Peer Commenting
Fardin
Tacir
Destinee
Comments
Reading the comments on the article "Do You Ever Eavesdrop?" is basically just reading a bunch of comments about people telling if they eavesdrop (most of the being yes) or not, and then describing how they eavesdrop, and if they don't, they excuse their "listening into other people's conversation" as just that. I personally believe that everyone is guilty of eavesdropping at some point, more than just once. However, most of these comments are admitting their eavesdropping. A lot of comments relate the terms eavesdropping to nosy. They make it seem like eavesdropping is a nosy thing to do, which I guess it is, but then everyone would be nosy.