The one about anonymity and Tumblr

You’re standing there naked, nervous and thinking to yourself, “Why did I do this?” You can feel a bead of sweat building up on your brow and you wonder if they notice your awkwardness. All you want to do is cover back up as the overwhelming sense of retreat starts to become unbearable. You’re not about to lose your virginity, but you can think back to that day and relate to the feeling. Instead, you’ve just given out your online identity.

No matter how public my online profiles are, there’s still a feeling of nervousness every time I give out my username to real humans. Although any prying Google user can easily make the connection, there’s still a level of disconnect in place to create added comfort. Google my real name and see how many of my ~~Tumblr~~ social media posts you find on the first page of results. Or any page, for that matter.

Sometimes, there’s just a level of depth to your life that you fear sharing with new faces.

Am I one of the few, or does anyone else make the same connection between your online profiles and being naked for the world to see?