Tmi?

Are you asking about tmi on the net or in real life? On the net, people can hide behind made up identities. In real life, maybe people just see you as a trustworthy person to confide in.

Real life

ooops.. I was adding on to my answer while you answered me!!

In another question long ago, I wrote about how we live in a culture of confession, and how people mostly bond over sharing deep, dark secrets. That answer is more eloquent than this. Wish I could find it. :(

I think because of the net we are less hesitant/more willing to talk about personal things. Think about it, on social networking sites it’s a game to give out information to get people to respond, comment, and talk. I don’t think you can exclude the web from this question as the web has become part of our real life now. Basically I’m suggesting that if you are right, and people are giving out more information, I’m willing to bet the web is factor contributing to this.

oh yes, I hate when I’m talking in a group and someone says something weird about their sex life or something and just makes things awkward. That’s just no good.

I am quite open about my life, but it’s usually (always?) in context, and not just out of nowhere. People tend to tell me things, too. This type of thing hasn’t increased for me…it’s just always been that way.

It’s crazy that people will list the illegal activities that they engage in on sites such as myspace and facebook.

i think it can be a great thing. we can be so scared of one another these days for no reasons at all…

Sadly it seems that discrestion and tact are fading values in our culture. I am often secretly appalled when people blurt out personal stories unrpovoked. I mean, it is one thing to answer personal questions, when asked, and when you feel like it. But it is another to announce your business to people who probably don’t care to know it! I find it crass, tacky and annoying.

ok i’ll get off my soap box now

May I also add that it is presumptuous to think that people might actually care about what sordid affairs you are sharing.

can you tell this is one of my pet peeves lately?

Get awaaaaay…save the crummy stories for your therapist.

If I needed a downer I’d drop a quaalude.
quote from my hippie mom

i think the invention of TMI has made a lot of information inappropriate for discussion while its really not. people over use the word tmi for even little things half jokingly too. but the truth is, some people subconsciously like inappropriateness.