Stevie: MySpace is evil.

[THINKABOUTIT]

I admit sometimes technology is a bother...but without it none of us would have all the demos we have Well....most of mine were still on cassette and cd, come on!! However, and this is just my humble opinion....I do think myspace is dangerous.....it has been in the news recently for a reason....also....I know people who have an account/page and say that people are creepy who send them messages...I know some people use it as it was intended; to find old friends, etc..etc...but, I agree with "Diamondsnake" in that it is soo lame and a waste of time for most kids. I am a teacher, and the smarter more advanced students are the ones who have the t-shirts that make fun of my space I am a child of the 70's and I agree with Stevie often about technology...I don't think it's necessarily a thing with HER generation

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by David

One & all breathed a sigh of relief.

and for those that arent reported
ONE & ALL RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!

[EnchantedSLN]

Yes, and the overwhelming majority of sexual abuse against children is committed in their own homes by a parent or relative. It's Internet predators that get the most media attention, though. Of course abuse & predation is tragic and should not happen under any circumstances! Not saying there's no danger, but that's true of anything online. Parents should talk to their kids and supervise net usage to some degree. And yes, if you're so absorbed that you conflate MySpace with real life, and sit at your computer all day, then that's kinda sad and you should probably find another hobby. Sadly there are a lot of people that fit the "MySpace stereotype" who do nothing but take pictures of themselves from a billion angles and fill their pages with giant blinking crap . If it's not your bag, that's cool, but not everyone who uses it is a predator or social retard. Some find it a convenient way to discover independent music and keep up with people they don't necessarily see/talk to/e-mail with on a regular basis. Honestly, the technology and general idea behind it is not that different from this or any other message board... it just depends what you do with it. Just sayin'.

(By the way, I'm not ragging on Stevie for disapproving. I agree that she has a point. In general I think people would do well to spend a little less time online and a little more time outside or doing other stuff. Myself included, sometimes! I just thought the statement "they are evil" was funny.)

[THINKABOUTIT]

Well said Tiff

[paperflowers]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

NOT to be a party-poop but I feel that she really does have a very good point. One in five children is solicited for sex online. It's getting to be REALLY bad and in my opinion myspace.com really is getting to be very, very dangerous. I certainly would NEVER let my kids use it (once I have kids).
Old fashioned? Yes, but people who have children who don't die sometimes are.

Sorry to be such a **** about it but it really is getting to be very dangerous.
56,000 adults are online right this very second looking for children to have sex with. What percent of those is a crazy murderer?

MySpace has also gotten alot of bad press lately my bet is that is where she picked up on the "stranger danger" at my space.

I do have children a 16 girl and a 12 boy; in my house MySpace and chats like those found on yahoo ect are off limits (special interest one's like for my daughter who is way into current events/politics its alright on occasion) IM's are ok but I monitor that heavily.....SO I agree with Stevie here.

I also wonder if that whole thing on the nicksfix saying she does not have a site isnt regarding some larger incident...didn't the stroke rumor start there?

[jannieC]

I think MySpace is fun. That being said, I think it's creepy, too. If I were Stevie and saw people posing as me, and others believing it, I'd think it was pretty evil, too. I doubt she's talking about sexual predators, but I could be wrong.

[Janis_no1]

hmm i remember there was a pot up about myspace but i dont remembmer what it was about.... i dont know what this myspace is... Was someone impersonating her???

anywho i went to this myspace and did a seach on stevie nicks and saw this pic on someones page.... all iw ant to know is why haven't i seen this pic before...

http://www.myspace.com/the_gypsy_that_remains

[tynan88]

I think Stevie has a problem with the kind of social interaction it can create as well, ie: you can talk to someone in America better than you can talk to your neighbour.

I am pretty sure that idea is consistent with something Stevie has said before about Jessica always being stuck in front of the computer, I just can't remember exactly where I read it though.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I was REALLY suprised that Stevie ACTUALLY knew what myspace was!!!! But I love myspace....lol.....All of my freinds on myspace are ppl I go to schoolw ith and some of my Stevie freinds

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by THINKABOUTIT

I admit sometimes technology is a bother...but without it none of us would have all the demos we have Well....most of mine were still on cassette and cd, come on!! However, and this is just my humble opinion....I do think myspace is dangerous.....it has been in the news recently for a reason....also....I know people who have an account/page and say that people are creepy who send them messages...

I use the internet to feed my music addiction/habit, And without it I would never have found all the goodies I own (ie-Bootleg collection) as easily as I have....Yes, I own cassettes too!

I have never participated on myspace, so I am clueless to what is going on over there, though I hear about it (Negatively of course) on TV on a near daily basis. I do know that all my online friends/enemies are over here on the Ledge, So why else would I need to head over to myspace? Hell, I am nearly frikkin' 36 years old...I dont relate well to the younger crowd online whatsoever.

[Richard B]

I'm not surprised Stevie has heard about myspace. It's been posted on her "official" website that she does not have a myspace. I'm sure she has been made aware of this, especially to make sure a comment about that is on her site.

A friend and I have laughed and called myspace evil, more as a joke. Mostly because their are a lot of perverts on there (men and women). It's so lame it's funny. But then the world is filled with pervs and other less than desirable losers, internet or not.

[DavidMn]

Here's the thing with me. I dont think its evil, however there have been several incidents of students falsely starting sites in the names of their teachers accusing them of being anything from nazi's to child molesters. Very bad.

[David]

Originally Posted by EnchantedSLN

If it's not your bag, that's cool, but not everyone who uses it is a predator or social retard. Some find it a convenient way to discover independent music and keep up with people they don't necessarily see/talk to/e-mail with on a regular basis. Honestly, the technology and general idea behind it is not that different from this or any other message board... it just depends what you do with it. Just sayin'.

By the way, I'm not ragging on Stevie for disapproving.

If you won't, then I will. I think it's time Madame Nicks stopped insulting Internet users. She & her former fan-mail lady & others in her circle have been doing this since I've been online (c. early 1990s).

Some of my friends don't like or use the Internet, either. But they don't, out of ignorance of the whole scene, stand there & pronounce the entire culture depraved. Nicks has some sort of weird ax to grind with regard to the Net & its users, & I wish she'd work through it already & move on to another crusade.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by David

stand there & pronounce the entire culture depraved

where specifically has she stated any of this david?

[danax6]

Originally Posted by David

If you won't, then I will. I think it's time Madame Nicks stopped insulting Internet users. She & her former fan-mail lady & others in her circle have been doing this since I've been online (c. early 1990s).

Some of my friends don't like or use the Internet, either. But they don't, out of ignorance of the whole scene, stand there & pronounce the entire culture depraved. Nicks has some sort of weird ax to grind with regard to the Net & its users, & I wish she'd work through it already & move on to another crusade.

Who says she's ignorant? She's got a teenager nearby, I bet Jessie knows exactly what MySpace is. And even then so, who's to say Stevie doesn't like to do some surfing herself?

Btw, I don't think a dig at MySpace is directly a dig to the entire internet. I share her opinions regarding the music business and the internet. If the internet screwed up one thing, it's that.