When Sharing Becomes Oversharing

How much should you share online?

In contrast to my last post about privacy online, I wanted to talk about oversharing. I am a very private person, but there lots of people who aren’t. I follow and have seen many accounts of people who are very open and like to share every last detail of their lives. It can be a good thing to be open and share things with others because other people could be going through similar experiences and feel less alone. But I think there is a point when sharing becomes too much and turns into oversharing.

The internet has made people lose their filter. People share and open up so much about themselves to an audience of people they hardly know. Some people even go out and do things just so they can have something to post about on social media. I think it's important to remember that the Internet is forever, and so is everything you put on it. People have to be aware of what they are sharing and find a balance between sharing and oversharing.