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vsp · 07-13-2001, 11:43 AM

Trying to commit suicide is an even clearer depiction of "desperately crying for attention". Particularly in a forum where she _knew_ the world would be watching and would be likely to call 911/do something else to save her.

You could probably write a book (and someone likely has) on the webcam-exhibitionist mindset, with and without the bedroom/porno aspects of it. Playing amateur Freud-for-a-day without doing my homework about her, I'd say Stacy's webcam wasn't a porn-cam, but likely a here-I-am-world-so-talk-to-me chat-cam. Whether or not she flashed the cameras at intervals (or at all) is left as an exercise for the reader. "Please validate my existence and treat me like someone important by talking to me just because you can see my picture."

Is that bad? Depends. Depends on her reaction when she finds that very few come a-callin', or when the ratings go down (so to speak). Depends on when the camera changes from a slice-of-life voyeur thing to outright performance art (a deliberate on-cam suicide attempt being the ultimate drama-queen performance). There are plenty of cammers who do have their heads on straight, just like there are plenty of people without webcams who are seriously screwed up.

I don't know whether this generation is that much darker and cynical than the previous ones. But I do know that the Internet dramatically enhances the audience for that cynicism, and lets people voice it semi-anonymously instead of sulking in silence in the real world. Again, is that bad? ...Depends.

07-13-2001, 11:43 AM	#2
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Urk. Trying to commit suicide is an even clearer depiction of "desperately crying for attention". Particularly in a forum where she _knew_ the world would be watching and would be likely to call 911/do something else to save her. You could probably write a book (and someone likely has) on the webcam-exhibitionist mindset, with and without the bedroom/porno aspects of it. Playing amateur Freud-for-a-day without doing my homework about her, I'd say Stacy's webcam wasn't a porn-cam, but likely a here-I-am-world-so-talk-to-me chat-cam. Whether or not she flashed the cameras at intervals (or at all) is left as an exercise for the reader. "Please validate my existence and treat me like someone important by talking to me just because you can see my picture." Is that bad? Depends. Depends on her reaction when she finds that very few come a-callin', or when the ratings go down (so to speak). Depends on when the camera changes from a slice-of-life voyeur thing to outright performance art (a deliberate on-cam suicide attempt being the ultimate drama-queen performance). There are plenty of cammers who do have their heads on straight, just like there are plenty of people without webcams who are seriously screwed up. I don't know whether this generation is that much darker and cynical than the previous ones. But I do know that the Internet dramatically enhances the audience for that cynicism, and lets people voice it semi-anonymously instead of sulking in silence in the real world. Again, is that bad? ...Depends.