Exploiting our inhibitions?

“People enjoy watching others in unguarded moments because it portrays a sense of power…we can actually look down on others to some degree…(78).” The author mentions how an audience feeds off of the vulnerability of others very much so how we buy tabloids of our favorite and not so favorite celebrities before buying the autobiography of a well known political figure. However if its person’s choice to offer their reality for display, why should we assume that they’re powerless or that we’re giving them a sense of power. At what point can we label webcamming exhibitionism for a plea of attention or self-expression? Can an individual exploit themselves even though they are fully aware of their actions? If so can we really call it exploitation and invasion of privacy if they’re willing to share what others wouldn’t normally do or say without coercion? You have the personal choice to share what you like regardless of the medium so why is it that sharing our ideas and experiences are of such objection? We already criticize the cliché re-written and rerun entertainment of every reality television show or drama so why not embrace the person who can bare their soul. “Ordinary people are taking the opportunity to turn themselves into celebrities.” Youtube and webcamming has brought the opportunity for consumers to decide on who they find fascinating, what’s hot or not; what people are going to set the trends. A great majority of older individuals such as the generation of the baby boomers tend to find that the internet and all things in relation are a violation of privacy and a portal of indecency. While it hard to completely negate that when you have access to web surveillance or pornography, on the hand, if you look closely enough those who are putting themselves center stage or for exhibition are completely aware of being watched by strangers. They can’t be exploiting themselves. “We are not violating our own boundaries of privacy.”