Maturity & Internet TMI

Maturity seems to be coming up in problematic conversations, Facebook, and Tweets lately. And not just from one group of friends, but from almost everyone. There's been status update after status update, followed by countless tweets. I'm tired of it. To end this argument once and for all. Let me tell you, ALL of you what I think. So I'm going to address both the issue of maturity and all this TMI via the internet! I'm starting off with a quote, a very appropriate quote:

"Age is no guarantee of maturity"
~ Lawana Blackwell

By definition, being a certain age makes you legally responsible or "mature" enough to buy cigarettes to give yourself cancer, join the military to get shot at, and go to jail for being involved in illegal activity. Does this mean you're ready for a substantial relationship with another human being? No. Does this mean that you're ready to have another's life in your own hands? No. Does this mean you should be able to have a child? No. Your age has no weight in your maturity.

"Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension"
~Joshua L. Liebman

My own mother has told me stories of all the friends and family she's known over the years. Her brother (my uncle) refused to "grow up" until he was almost 40 years old. Sometimes people choose to act like or seek out activities to feel child-like. Ever heard of Michael Jackson? Enough said. But these days it all spills over onto the internet instead of remaining as rumor or speculation. You can literally log onto a social networking site to read anything that someone thinks, and they've posted it all themselves. So really, the poster is the one to blame for any opinions, viewpoints, or reactions from what they have posted. In other words, it's your own damn fault you posted it.

"Half of maturity consists of knowing when and how to be immature"
~ Chris Bowyer

I don't want to hear about how "Sally is a stupid two-faced bitch" or about how everyone is out to get you! I no longer want to hear about silly complaints about anyone's life. "I hate my life! FML!" Fuck YOUR life? You live in Orange County! One of the richest and safest places in California! Are you kidding me? Suck it up and be grateful that you weren't born to a poor farmer in India or Africa where you'd get to go work in a factory n die before the age of 40 from a terrible disease!

If you answer YES to any of these questions, you do not need to tweet it:
1) Do you sound like a 5 year old?
2) Are you talking trash?
3) Did you spell anything wrong?
4) Would your mother be offended?

What puts me off the most are the posts about hating people. Hate is a strong word. you can say you hate murders, but don't say you hate your brother or your parents. Family disputes can get messy and aren't easily healed. I know this from watching family squabbles between my relatives. You don't want to start that, so don't post it. Not only that but it is fundamentally disrespectful. Their house, their rules. I still live at home, and apply by all the rules because otherwise I'd be shit outta luck with nowhere to live. Tell your parents you love them and appreciate them once in awhile, it makes a huge difference in your relationship. Even a "Hey mom thanks for making dinner for me tonight, it was really good" will suffice.

Tweeting and updating your status are the equivalent to taking out a megaphone and yelling into it.
COURTNEY IS HAVING A GOOD DAY!
COURTNEY IS GOING TO WORK NOW!
COURTNEY LOVES EVAN!
COURTNEY NEEDS TO GO GET DRUNK!
COURTNEY THINKS THAT GIRL'S OUTFIT IS WEIRD!
COURTNEY LIKES GOING TO THE POOL!
COURTNEY HOPES SHE DOESN'T GET A SUNBURN!
I've been backing off of my internet usage for this reason. I don't want to annoy or even notify people of the mundane things that nobody, and I mean nobody cares about. Sure, I'll tweet a few times in a day or update my status every other day now, which is much better than before. I don't want to annoy or give out TMI via the internet anymore. It's not only stupid, but pointless. Ten bucks says half your friends looks at your status or tweet n think WTF?!

"Age is only but a number it is maturity that makes the difference"
~ BLB

So next time you're pissed, frustrated, or in a weird mood. Think about how mature your post is making you look. You're only as mature as you make yourself out to be.