I get really scared when I comment on stuff.
Really scared.
I always think the next comment will be the one that gets me banned from a website. I am going to inject myself into a conversation, and the rest of the internet will turn to me and scream”GET OUT ADAM”.
I would be forced to pack up all my little internet stuff in boxes and forced out of the internet, with 2 security guards coming by and disabling my ethernet cards and getting a high quality photos posted in every computing store. They would send out official emails to Amazon and Ebay to make sure I couldn’t buy anything. I would then have to scheme on getting smaller things and rebuilding an internet life using third-party buyers, using public wi-fi, and being on the internet run, trying to stay one step ahead of the internet police.
Typing all of that out made me realize just how insane that is, and just how crazy my brain is. I can go from step one to step 255 with no tether to reality (If you need any evidence, see above…internet police….) Instead of taking each step as a challenge to move forward, my mind would rather imagine problems from things that don’t exist.
No community can move forward without response from people, I know that logically, but I still stop myself from commenting on anything because I discount my thoughts before they leave, even with commenting on the internet being such a low risk exercise, most people will avoid it just to let the bad linger. This is why my newest challenge is to comment on every article that captures my imagination, with my real name, to find out what will happen.
I am sure there will be a lot of opportunities to connect to people, and worst case, the internet police will make sure I never have to look at my comments again :-).
From the desk of Adam Thomas 