So Congressman Wiener took some pictures of his wiener. And now he is so ashamed and embarrassed. And the latest starlet is mortified that her sex tape was leaked to the Inquirer. And Senator Edwards is under indictment for lying about his extra-marital affair that he had while his wife was dying of cancer.
America, listen to me carefully. Everybody has a video phone in their pocket. Every Body. Whatever it is you are doing, plan for it to be on Facebook and YouTube before the sun goes down. Just Assume that someone is going to see what creepy thing you are up to. You will get a half million hits. You have no secrets, you will be found out, and "I guess I wasn't thinking about the consequences" is no longer an escape clause.
Here is a really radical thought- If you do not want to be considered a creep and a pervert, do not be a creep or a pervert. If you want people to think of you as a good and decent person, well then you kind of have to be a good and decent person.
If the thing that you are thinking about doing would embarrass you in front of the media, or Grandma... If the thing that you are thinking about doing would cause you to have to at least consider resigning from your job... If the think that you are thinking about doing might make the lead story on Entertainment Tonight, a Jay Leno punch line, or be a topic in the blogosphere, then maybe the smart move would be to do something else.
Something smarter.
