In my opinion, there are definitely too many people, more than you could possibly imagine, who are quite confused as to how much personal and private information they should expose publicly in order to climb the social ranks, establish "trusted & lasting" relationships, and eventually, achieve success in whatever they have proposed.

And I am convinced that this is a syndrome & symptom that occurs more frequently in young people. And a syndrome that has certainly become even more acute in this latest and most recent generation of young people starting with the Millennials passing through the iGen or generation Z and leading to the most recent Alpha generation after the appearance of the internet and the explosion and exponential expansion of the social networks which have basically become an extension of their anatomy.

And as with any syndrome, obviously there are multiple new symptoms that come associated with the suffering from such condition. As the deficient development of a natural immune system and a proper organic/digital response in order to protect themselves from their current surroundings and interact with their actual environment without risks. Although probably that natural immune response will not protect them at all from the confusion of how they should behave when sharing private and personal information publicly where they shouldn't. Let's look at some of these symptoms.

But hey, this was not really the central theme of what I wanted to highlight today. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it never hurts to reinforce these concepts beforehand to understand a little better what I will develop next.

What I really wanted to highlight today. It's in relation with what need people really have, for releasing joyfully and carelessly more personal and private info and data about themselves to absolute strangers online unnecessarily to actually try to climb to the top of the social pyramid? Like, by instance, here on Hive?

Do you find it appropriate and convenient to reveal more personal data and private information than necessary in a public place where it would already be visible to everyone a big part of your financial status and economic situation, your cryptocurrency transactions & trading history and that anyone who is even more resourceful in digging, scrutinizing and collecting data about you could know you even better than yourself?

Well, I don't think it's appropriate or convenient in the least.

However, many here have done it, are doing it and still do it. And I have seen many even mention that they actually do it in the name on authenticity. Authenticity... ¿authenticity? ...erm ...aa·thuhn·ti·si·tee 📢 ...Oh yeah! "ôTHenˈtisədē" ¡WTF!

Could we actually be labeled and perceived as less authentic people if we simply resist to the temptation or refuse to share private and personal information in social settings that are neither relevant to the environment nor to anyone and, in fact, are nobody business at all? Well, I suppose that for many youngsters today fame and fortune has a toll!!

It doesn't matter how risky and counterproductive this reckless behavior of undue overexposure toward complete strangers may be for their future well-being and peace of mind. I suppose everyone, at some point, wants to reach and enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame. Although after supposedly having reached them, if it really has been possible for them to achieve it, they have had and will have to pay a very high price for it. An ongoing syndrome and undesirable ailment, which in my opinion, will only be removed from their organisms overtime with age and experience.

Because everything is ephemeral and transitory in this life. And fame, success and fortune the most ephemeral and transitory of all. ¿For what logical reason should we provide more information and private data about ourselves, especially if no one has requested or demanded it from us? ¿Does this really makes any sense?

And yeah, supposedly human beings are social animals. And while this current trend to try to achieving social status, prestige, reputation, fame, success, fortune and material prosperity, is indeed thought, measured and determined by money and overall how much money others in society are willing to pay us and reward us for our au-then-ti-ci-ty to be able to build the ladder way up to the pinnacle of social rankings.

Nonetheless, they will find sooner than later how "authentic" are and have been everyone else in their own world of dreams and fantasies in their own peculiar attempt to climb with us to the top of the food pyramid in our material society.

¿What It Means To Be Authentic?

Authenticity is about being brave enough to be yourself and genuine enough to live according to your values. To be an authentic person, what you say and what you do must line up with what you believe. ¡There is no need to prove anything to anyone!

And much less about over exposing ourselves to others by providing information and personal data that are neither important, nor relevant nor necessary in the slightest. I think that's exactly where the confusion in our current youth just lies.

Somewhere along the lines, several aspects of authenticity seem to have become twisted. Some people have adopted the idea that “being honest” and “owning your story” means sharing your deepest darkest secrets with the world. Using social media like a personal diary and treating unknown "acquaintances" as if they were a therapist, however, can have unexpected and serious consequences.

You might put yourself in physical danger by revealing too much to the wrong persons. You could easily alienate people who feel uncomfortable by the amount of personal information you share. And recounting your problems or triumphs to people who don’t have your best interest in mind may lead them to readily take advantage of you and not always in a good way. ¿Is this so difficult to understand?

But hey, each to their own. After all, there have always been too many Hipsters in the world who allow themselves to be blindly and meekly dragged along by the always cheerful bamboozled herd. Yeah! ¡Choose me! ¡Follow me! is what they say.

And no doubt they will be chosen and followed as an easy target although not necessarily in their best interests but just the opposite. ¡Live and learn!

Yeah, keep vlogging showing yourself as you really are and revealing information and personal data that nobody truly is interested in. Keep taking selfies and posting photos of yourself and your family that actually are not relevant for the "social" context of the virtual world that temporarily you find yourself in and that only expose you and yours to unnecessary judgments and risks in the real world.

That very soon you will feel the unanticipated consequences. And I assure you that you will not like them. It's just a matter of common sense. That common sense that has been most commonly ignored by current "social humans" and nowadays is almost extinct in our modern and technological society. A pervasive and insidious syndrome of oversharing with overtones of a pandemic that, in my opinion, will only be alleviated to them overtime exclusively with age and experience.

The true difference between being authentic and oversharing stems from your intentions. And when someone can't tell the difference between being authentic and being an over-sharer in a misguided attempt to quickly gain sympathy, an attempt to fast-track social relationships and and be seen gaining a somewhat sense of honesty, intimacy and acceptance by their 'peers' in the ephemeral moment and transitory place in which by chance they are, hardships never last to emerge.

Your story still will own you. When pain is raw, it can feel like the whole world sees there’s something ‘wrong’ with you. Just like with your supposed successes and triumphs. For many people, that's anxiety provoking. Over-shares might relieve their anxiety by revealing their pain and longs. Authentic people, however, tolerate that anxiety and carefully consider whether it's good idea to share or not what is nobody business. "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"

¿The Psychology Behind Oversharing?

Yeah, some of these symptoms and causes may be true. Among many many others. But what is really important and relevant to me in this article, my esteemed readers. It is to know your own opinion. Well, just in case you actually arrived thus far reading, pondering and truly absorbing what I've exposed.

So, do you really think it's appropriate and convenient to willy-nilly reveal more personal and private information than necessary in public places in the name of authenticity or whatevah to try to temporarily gain trust, sympathy, intimacy, prestige, reputation, fame, success, fortune, social status and material prosperity? Yeah, tell us below!

^{Leave a comment. Share your experiences and feedback. ¡Be part of the conversation!}

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