Hacked.

Someone recently hacked into my e-mail and started spamming a (I thought) unbelievable story about how I was in the UK and needed money. At first I thought it wouldn't be a big deal but a couple of people thought it was true. Even if nobody sent money (which I hope nobody did) it still caused some stress for some relatives etc. I also had to open a new account, couldn't shut down the old one, change my bank accounts, notify college loan people, and it got into my facebook. I didn't think this would matter but I suppose I have grown attached to facebook and that type of communication where I can see everyone's updates. Even if I choose not to I know that I was connected to that many people if I wanted to share photos look at photos etc.

I have always thought that facebook in many ways is similar to the idea of the Borg on Star Trek. Except, back then they made the borg seem grungy and miserable. But if you think about it, why wouldn't there technology look super cool and sleek? why wouldn't all the men and women look gorgeous? Look at the robots that the Japanese have made recently that look like humans. On face book people can choose to put more or less of themselves out there. But think about it, If everyone shared everything you would in a way have privacy because everything would be hidden by the greater whole.

Though people always talk bad about facebook, having that total consciousness is a lot like the Buddhist notion of interconnectedness too. just a thought.