Gossip

Everyone loves a bit of gossip. It fuels the world.

But at least most gossip is fuelled by truth. Twisted it may be, but stemmed from something other than just the imagination.

I’ll admit it. I love a bit of a gossip. I don’t think many people don’t. Many may say they don’t, but they do. I like how, once you receive some knowledge, you play Detective to try and find the truth, or find out more to fill in the gaps.

But sometimes you get gossip that is more fiction than fact, because there is almost no signs to which the gossip can form.

This gossip is bad.

It’s based heavily on guesswork and can lead to dangerous situations.

I can think of a few times I have encountered this kind of gossip. And I probably shouldn’t, but I enjoy the speculations you make from the smallest things, that may or may not be true.

Often, you might come up with a complete story, where the only true facts are the central people involved. And once this starts spreading, it spreads like wildfire, and those involved have to work extra hard to hide the story, whether it being making up a new one that still doesn’t represent the truth, or actually telling the truth and risking friendships because you weren’t honest in the first place.

So here’s a little tip; No matter how private certain things are, don’t point-blank refuse to talk about it; you should always release a few real details. Keep us guessing, by all means, but allow the good gossip to grow, and stop the bad gossip from potentially leading to disastrous results.