This week in class we only had one day thanks to a snow day. Which was very much needed to get caught up on school work and get settled in after Thanksgiving break. On this Wednesday we talked about some of the communication theories there are and how they can affect us. One of them was called the Spiral of Science, it was an interesting theory of how opinions are usually kept within the person and don’t share them with others. These people keep their opinions to themselves, usually because the are in the minority and disagree with what most people have to say. These people also feel unsupported, isolated, and rejected from others which can affect their daily lives during their job or out with friends. Especially in the work place people go with the majority because they could lose their job if they said something that goes against everyone or if that idea doesn’t work out.

In these day in age people are struggling to voice their opinions because of the backlash it may have, and with the introduction of social media people could finally say anything on their mind. People that were in the minority found others who believed in similar things and realized there are a lot of people who agree with me. It wasn’t until recently where employers or anyone could track down everything you have posted the good, bad, and even the deleted. This led to many people not getting a job because of something they had posted from a while ago and still may not relate. This makes it even more challenging as people do not know what to post and are afraid of what might happen in the future.

Personally, for me I believe that I am free to say things on social media and in the real world. However, it does not mean I always post or voice my opinions, only because I do not want to, instead of being scared of what others might think. In social media I am careful about what I post because I know that there will be people looking at my profile and posts later in my life. I also do not post that much because I don’t feel the need to and don’t really care for it at all. as for real life and talking to people I do tend to hold back on some of my opinions because everyone has an opinion and I don’t want to start bickering with anyone or disagree and make it feel awkward. It also depends on the person I am talking with such as family, friends, and other people I am not that close with. With friends and family I usually always voice my opinion because I know they will hear me out, respect it, and not argue about the topic. As for others it is tough because some people always believe they are right or get offended at my or someone else’s opinions. Today’s world is great for voicing opinions because there are so many ways to connect with others, but we always have to be careful on what we say or post because it can affect us later on in life.