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Am I the only one who doesn't "get" social media?
jim555:
Maybe I am a fart or something but what is with everyone, especially women, who must bury their faces in their smart phones every single minute of the day?
I don't get the whole shred your privacy aspect of social media. Why share intimate details of your life with total strangers?
Seems like an obsessive mental illness.
[grumbles]Now these kids need to get off my lawn!
ooeei:
Maybe you see some sort of nobility in making small talk with strangers at a bus stop, but I personally am fine not doing it.
zoltani:
Validation. People need to feel validated for their lifestyle, looks, politics, hobbies, etc. People have difficulty looking within for their own worth and validation so many seek it in external ways.
Chris22:
--- Quote from: jim555 on June 16, 2017, 11:30:57 AM ---I don't get the whole shred your privacy aspect of social media. Why share intimate details of your life with total strangers?
Seems like an obsessive mental illness.
--- End quote ---
Uh, you're ON social media, and have over 1000 posts on a site where people post all about their salaries, spending, and net worth. It doesn't get any more "share intimate details of your life with total strangers" than that....
Most of my facebook/instagram stuff is A) with real live friends or at least acquaintances and B) is completely trivial in nature, i.e., let me share a funny thing that happened today, post an interesting article I saw, share a cute picture of my kid, etc. You wouldn't learn anthing "real" about my life from my FB or Instagram page.
rubybeth:
--- Quote from: Chris22 on June 16, 2017, 12:05:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: jim555 on June 16, 2017, 11:30:57 AM ---I don't get the whole shred your privacy aspect of social media. Why share intimate details of your life with total strangers?
Seems like an obsessive mental illness.
--- End quote ---
Uh, you're ON social media, and have over 1000 posts on a site where people post all about their salaries, spending, and net worth. It doesn't get any more "share intimate details of your life with total strangers" than that....
Most of my facebook/instagram stuff is A) with real live friends or at least acquaintances and B) is completely trivial in nature, i.e., let me share a funny thing that happened today, post an interesting article I saw, share a cute picture of my kid, etc. You wouldn't learn anthing "real" about my life from my FB or Instagram page.
--- End quote ---
Totally agree! Do you see the irony, OP?
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