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What Do You Have to Hide?
The trade-off between privacy and exposure
We’ve all been there. Seconds away from posting that photo on Facebook, that comment on Telegram, or that blog post on Medium, we hesitate, we overthink, we edit and then we edit some more… and finally, we click Publish…or don’t.
We want to share, to be honest, to reach out to people, to relate. When we hide behind a wall is very difficult to engage. To be human is to be able to connect with others knowing that they share our problems, insecurities and dreams.
On the other hand, you don’t want to give too much away, you want to protect your privacy. You want to draw a line between your public persona and your private self. That line is blurring more and more in today’s world but still you should set some limits.
The problems with sharing too much
Often we see the two extremes: oversharing and paranoia. While some share very intimate details about their lives others give away nothing.
There are two kinds of “enemies” online you have to watch out for: Humans and Machines.
Humans
Humans can be very opinionated, nasty and even aggressive but don’t take it personally. They are just reacting to some inner problem, it’s not usually about you. The good thing about…
