A few years ago, I had a friend who was having all kinds of financial difficulties. She kept delaying her loan payments so that she could pay the gas. Then she had some medical problems, so she had to delay other things to pay for that. One day, she wrote a lamentation about all of this in a blog post, and then said, “Well, at least I am leaving for my great vacation in a couple of days, so I have that to look forward to.” My head just about exploded.
As it turns out, it seems a lot of people prioritize the way my friend did. Now, I wanted to go on the same trip, which was going to be hugley expensive, but money was a tad tight for me at the time, so I opted not to. Not many people, as it turns out, seem to find that kind of thinking fashionable.
I sort of expected that priorities would shift as I got older (along with the people around me). However, it seems like in the world of Social Media, you are almost viewed as lackluster if you aren’t willing to risk it all.
This is what is on my mind having just completed Poke the Box.