In chapter 12 of Turkle’s Alone Together, we are introduced to the topic of online confessional sites. These sites serve as a release for people who are keeping a secret that they cannot unload on someone they know. Instead, the sites are completely anonymous, and are viewed by hundreds of other people online. The most popular confessional site is known as PostSecret. On PostSecret one is able to see a wide spectrum of confessions which have been posted for the world to see. From confessions of cheating to confessions of love and mourning, it covers numerous topics.
“Confessing to a friend might bring disapproval. But disapproval, while hard to take, can be part of an ongoing and sustaining relationship. It can mean that someone cares enough to consider your actions and talk to you about their feelings.” Turkle 231
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