There were many reasons why I left Portland but the moment I remember as the turning point was when I realized that people were gossiping about my grocery buying habits. Not just looking and making note, but exporting the information to the larger world via the internet.
I grew up in a small town, went to college in a small town, and sometimes really crave anonymity.... but this alterna-universe we occupy is actually just as constrained and judgmental as living in a pious and remote village.
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Date: 2003-11-20 11:20 am (UTC)I grew up in a small town, went to college in a small town, and sometimes really crave anonymity.... but this alterna-universe we occupy is actually just as constrained and judgmental as living in a pious and remote village.