rahli Posted December 5, 2015 The internet and social media give us the ability to broadcast our thoughts and feelings to the world at a moments notice. While there are many advantages to this ability to instantly communicate and reach out to others, it also breeds an environment of over-sharing. Today, everyone seems to have a digital self. Our status updates on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest reveal a bit about who we are to the public. And as we know from countless controversies regarding celebrities and politicians, our digital self is intertwined with our public image and reputation. Social scientists sometimes refer to this phenomenon as ambient awareness, which is a peripheral social awareness that we pick up about a person depending on what they like and share on social media. I first heard about this concept in the book Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better. We have to be mindful of the ambient awareness we are sending to others. Whenever you like or share something on social media, you need to understand that you are sending out a signal to other people, and they are going to form a judgement about you based on that signal. Entire article - http://www.theemotionmachine.com/the-over-sharing-epidemic-how-the-internet-makes-us-devalue-our-private-lives Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 5, 2015 An interesting point of view If it's aknowledged or not social media is now an extension of our personal selves This is those that actually use such formats and have the ability to grasp the technicalities and the time to engage them Comparing the average person to celebrity and politician is a bit extreme As is dumbing the phenomena of social media down to a vehicle of airing ones garbage What can be most interesting about all this is not what's in public view but what goes on behind the scenes Private messaging is where the good bits are at, all the fun is 'hidden' really Is not what people post what they want others to know, be this detrimental to their digital reputation or not, it's life, life isn't perfect At time any publicity can be good publicity, depending on ones outlook Most say and do things they regret, but what is regret, and why There's also the bits about - who really cares I find it quite amusing when people get all freaked out about 'who's watching' - who isn't? Personally I beleive there's much more important issues than who's going nuts this week or why that person posted that. The world is round so shit slips off....... or, no it's not it's an elipse really. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wert Posted December 5, 2015 I agree olive. " hey everyone, I've got hairy balls". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushfun Posted December 6, 2015 Now you have confused me wert. hairy balls or not? Why the ", is that a quote from Einstein? E = massive hairy balls 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wert Posted December 6, 2015 nah but on occasion I've thought my balls energy was equivelant to its mass and were travelling at the speed of light... squared! I think my partner has thought the same thing on some occasions. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etho Posted December 9, 2015 One of my pet peeves is people posting relentless updates of newly conceived offspring/births through childhood and beyond. Imagine being documented your whole life without consent, never having the option to opt out or decide your own privacy. By the time your old enough to manage your own content its too late, its all there, covering every waking moment, you don't have a choice but to continue the relentless sharing of your digital identify. Sad times. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wert Posted December 9, 2015 ahh fuck they just don't get it do they Etho? facefuckers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wert Posted December 9, 2015 you know what really fucking shits me! my fucked up family and in laws that post pics of my kids on facefuckers and then link mine and my partners name to there whatever they call it? posts, updates, ego boosts I dunno? but fuck me man I've told these cunts to keep us out of there facefuckers shit and they still do it! I'm sure under these circumstances there breaking some privacy law but fuck man... are you going to sue your own family because there fuck tards on facefuckers??? I mostly like computers because they help make absolutly awesome music. but these days everyones gotta have one to facefuck!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted December 9, 2015 Have seen some disgracefull stuff on Facebook, I really disagree with the idea of it, though I do like some of its features like trich and loph pics, this says it all though. Get out while its possible, or is it to late? http://techscience.org/a/2015081102/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sallubrious Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Facebook privacy policy - there's an oxymoron to ponder The only reason I'd have a facebook account would be to market something. There's no way I'd put my personal details on that thing. I get what wert said too - people putting pics of my kids on the fucking thing, even though I've told them many times not to. I should sue the bastards. Edited December 10, 2015 by Sally 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted December 10, 2015 People have differences of opinion about facebook. Some people I know are more cautious, especially with their kids. Others are so into it they no longer have friends on FB, they have followers. I know which view I favour, but, I also know who has the most cash coming in. Is sacrificing your privacy, even more than we all do already, for the sake of fame and fortune worthwhile? Time will tell I guess. Some of this reminds me of the idea that the boundary of our minds is now blurred - as if our minds actually extend into out into digital footprint and interactions. I would post a link, but any google search with the word 'blurred' keeps coming up with crap about Robin Thicke. Fuck you, google . I'll get back to you all on this one. On a different note, the concept of ambient awareness makes me think about an article a read recently (yet another thing I was thinking of sharing but was too disorganized to do so), where they discussed how to best cultivate a good community in social media. Compare: We have to be mindful of the ambient awareness we are sending to others. Whenever you like or share something on social media, you need to understand that you are sending out a signal to other people, and they are going to form a judgement about you based on that signal. (From rahli's article) And The important thing to remember is that your social media connections are an in-group that you created. What was the point again? It's not even dark yet, 3 glasses of sav blanc and I'm all over the shop. (Either sad, or amazing, when I consider the 'wading pool of goon' period of my 20's). The point is, if you are going to actively over-share (as opposed to passively having your data harvested by google every time you whack it to pornhub), try to be nice. If you care, the article I was thinking of can be found here: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_build_caring_community_on_social_media IMHO, it's worth a thread of it's own, which I will start (if someone else doesn't beat me to it) at some indeterminate point in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
