Thursday, May 1, 2014

Digital Community

So, suddenly, everybody is a nudist.  Apparently, most of my friends are naked most of the time they are alone.  No shock there, yet where were they when I mentioned it ages ago.  I've commented to all of them, at some point or another, that I'm not a fan of clothes; that winter irritates me because of all the bulky clothes; that I spend most of my time at home nude.  Each and every one of them let the comment pass without an encouraging response.  Only recently, after I was invited to a hot tub for some sexy-time (an event gone unfulfilled for reasons not pertinent here), did my friend tell me he too spends much of his morning and various hot tub times nude.  Forty years before I heard of this from someone I actually know.

Now that I'm on the internet I have become a member of several social-media sites either advertised as nudist or is a gathering of predominately nude individuals.  Some sites are mastered by those who love to practice the fine art of cyber-sex, others are for rookies interested in trading in amateur porn - namely, selfies.  Almost all seem to be filled with people who already know each other... and live in California or Florida.  Also, out of thousands of members, only a handful are ever on-line at any one time.  This seems odd to me since my connection is on whether I'm here or not, still it seems I'm still the wall flower.

One site I found only recently.  If you think I'm gonna tell you what it is, yer crazy!  This meandering of my mind is public and any asshole can read it.  I don't want just any asshole mucking about on the website I'm about to describe.  I prefer only the assholes I like.  So if you've found this page by simply surfing for all things sexy, well not only are you now disappointed, but you'll go no further with your surfing.  Please back-track and troll someone else.

Wow, digression!  This site is populated by nudists with a bend toward naturism.  The difference being, in my mind, between those who enjoy nudity (gain pleasure or suffer less due to clothes) and those who feel a moral obligation to live as closely to a "natural" state as possible.  Naturists are more likely to espouse organic farming, for instance, while nudists talk about using the microwave because the hot liquids don't spatter.

The site is open internationally and so I see lots of posts when I wake up telling the community "good night."  There are plenty of users in the usual places - not the Upper Midwest.  The admin group is concerned with keeping the site spam and bot free.  There is a verification process to prove you're people and also a nudist.  Gotta take a couple more selfies now.  I really need a friend who's good with a camera and can get some candids, but none of my physical friends really want to hang out naked... or be around me while I'm naked.  Pity, me naked is great for everyone else's self-esteem.

Still, after my warning from Facebook about harassing people I don't already know with friend requests, I am hesitant to ask the people who post there for a more intimate digital relationship.  I'm now unsure of the proper etiquette or how to go about gaining acquaintances who are amenable to such a request.  Ah well, perhaps some boldness is required.  Still, this site matters more to me than many of the others (I am a member of about a dozen social media sites and have multiple windows open at any given time to monitor the trickle of activity that may mention my name), and so I would not like to irritate the other members to the point of getting revoked... or worse, ignored.

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