Back in secondary school, I was known to my friends as the information source. I cracked the code on locker combinations. I was trusted with access to people's addresses and grades. I would keep information profiles in the back of my diary on guys I liked. I was good at remembering details. When we graduated people wrote that I should be in the CIA. (Maybe I should have taken their recommendation more seriously.)
Now, in this day in age, I find myself doing the exact opposite. Knowing how everyone has access to information through the Internet, I don't like to idea of my life being an open book. As someone who finds every way to gather information on people, I know what's out there and see just how scary it is. I don't like the idea that someday some psycho could know so much about me. My worries are somewhat quelled knowing that my name is better known as a woman in Austrailia who is a professional business coach.
In this day an age, my attitude is probably not the norm. The newest individuals of our society grow up expecting instant gratification and thinking that the goal in life is to be a celebrity. People have no sense of privacy, no appreciation for what is to live the life you have rather than intruding upon everyone else's.
