Some of the text messages between me and my friends could devastate me if they were ever made public
We have all read the warnings about texting naked selfies. If you send someone a nude pic, you run the risk of it one day ending up in the wrong hands.
In my writing, and on social media, I am measured and reasonable, a considerate adult who thinks before she writes. In my messages to my best friend, I am entirely unfiltered, like a Real Housewife with a grudge who is drunk at 2pm. I am neither restrained in my opinions nor subtle in my observations. I use a lot of capital letters. I send inappropriate memes.
And I’m not the only one. When I asked my Facebook friends what would happen if their private messages were leaked, there was a palpable sense of horror.“I would have to leave my job,” wrote another. “I would have to leave the country!” wrote a third.Still, while messages may be hacked, they are rarely leaked. Even when best friends drift apart, the sanctity of their text exchanges is upheld.
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