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I think a lot of people are still pretty naive about it. Most people probably believe their messages are private. Dear kids: if it could embarrass you or get

I think a lot of people are still pretty naive about it. Most people probably believe their messages are private. Dear kids: if it could embarrass you or get you in trouble, don't send it with a messaging app. Kind of like "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"... except it doesn't roll off the tongue.

notsapiensatall 4y ago
When I was in middle-high school, "private messages" got shared all the time. The first time it happens to someone, myself included, it's a bit of a ride awakening. But once it happens, you learn that what you say online is a persistent written record which outsiders will occasionally access. I don't think that people can credibly claim to be unaware that all of their social media activity exists in a grey area between "public" and "private". Is it possible that most people just don't care? It seems like the "I'm not doing anything wrong, so I don't care" impulse is very beguiling. Maybe events like this will be enough to snap people out of it, but I wouldn't bet on it.