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- MtheoryX, on 09/06/2008, -2/+34After speaking with my parents and grandparents, I have finally formed an opinion on all this crap: I like it.
In their generations, they had to deal with trips, reunions, regular mail (the kind with stamps and envelopes), and generally had very few friends aside from coworkers.
Now, why did they have so many more coworker friends than regular friends from high school and college? Because it takes less effort to stay updated with someone you see every single day than someone that requires a car trip or a regular letter.
Now extend that to the digital domain and it's pretty evident that you can have many more friends based on the frequency and low cost of communication.
Privacy aside, I see nothing wrong with this. So long as there exists a way to explicitly make things private, I don't know what all the fuss is about. If you add personal information to a site that shares only that information with your friends, and then get pissed that your friends can see this, who's really to blame here?
* Edit: Holy *****! That's a rather long article, spread on no less than 6 pages! Much like this very comment, geez, get to the point already. - DeathJux, on 09/06/2008, -0/+14That's why I tell no one about Digg, so I can be a stupid *****.
- viksmaester, on 09/05/2008, -1/+11Calling it 'Intimacy' is taking it too far. Besides, people go on facebook/orkut etc and post messages and then make them private to hide them. Hello, ever heard of a thing called email? or IM? or Skype?
- inactive, on 09/06/2008, -0/+8There's nothing wrong with making "friends" on social web sites. They are merely other humans out there in the world that you'd never be aware of if there was no internet. (We all share the same planet, y'know.) The problems start when people confuse these cyber-acquaintances for BFFs. Internet stalkers do exist. And they want your life. ;-)
- Abomonog, on 09/06/2008, -0/+7No Facebook, no Myspace.
- BedPost, on 09/06/2008, -6/+13Digg me up if you don't have a Facebook, privacy lovers of the internet! Seriously though, I can't understand how people think it would be a good idea to put all their private information on what is essentially a giant database for anyone who wants it. Furthermore, if my friends want to be friends, they can give me a call so we can hang out. Not some stupid ass facebook shout or whatever the ***** it is.
Maybe I just like keeping what goes on with me private. I'm not sure. I just feel like I'm the only damn person that still values privacy on the internet. I'm not alone, am I? - belcorriko, on 09/06/2008, -2/+9Requires logon: Bad.
- theOster, on 09/06/2008, -0/+4or...STOP BITCHING ABOUT PRIVACY. you're willingly uploading to the internet. the INTERNET.
personally, i love dumping everything online. it means i dont have to talk to anyone. anytime a friend asks "what's up" i just give them a url. simple. - nafnosseb, on 09/06/2008, -0/+3Thats it! I am unfollowing you on twitter!
- Abomonog, on 09/06/2008, -0/+3You know the world has gotten small when everyone in it is invading your personal space.
- kgdoom, on 09/06/2008, -0/+3Dugg for the artwork.
- butlerbureau, on 09/06/2008, -2/+5Living alone in a muddy field in Normandy, France I'd know next to nobody (except for the weird dairy farmer down the road) if it wasn't for this stuff
- Millsee, on 09/06/2008, -1/+4For all everyone's cynicism, and for those who are too cool for school for using social websites (although you have time to come to digg and leave comments - whoa!) ... you forget the point that these sites can be useful - last night a friend of mine had lost his phone and was able to let everyone know about it - and got all his numbers back.
I do agree that people are idiots for putting too much info online, though.
Ravenprice - the phrase "painful shallowness" makes me think you are a 17 yr old EMO. - TheNatMan, on 09/06/2008, -2/+5I hate Twitter. So much. Boring people, boring lives, constant and unnecessary stream of information about their boring existence. It's depressing, really. In a way Facebook, Myspace, or even Livejournal never could be. And the people who have become well-known on Twitter aren't more interesting--they've found ways to get around the limited technology. Excuse me for the reference, but Twitter is impressive for the same reason the Special Olympics are: given numerous limitations, look what can happen sometimes, to a select few.
- tendonut, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2I ***** hate it when someone tries to talk to me or invite me to something but ONLY communicates via MySpace. I don't use MySpace! My account only exists so I can fap to your super hot female friend.
- TremorX, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2Identity theft is not a joke, Jim!
- TEKJester, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2or a phone...
- KyleDantarin, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2Do you ever think about how much I *dont care in the least* how much they have and sell about me? I'm getting what I want out of it, and all I'm being is myself- I don't care. Ever thought about the painful insecurity that causes you to highlight perceived weaknesses in other people's behaviour without actually thinking that you might be completely off the mark?
- Atomic1fire, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1well, want to know how to not put all of your information on facebook, its simple,
If you consider something private that you wouldn't say around eavesdroppers, don't post it on your profile, as not only can your friends see, but depending on your privacy settings, so can your networks, that means your school, work, whatever other networks/groups exist
yes, that means that if you put something like you enjoy ballroom dancing (just an example), other people will see it, so your close friends wont be the only ones knowing about it, and humiliating you for it. - EmperorPsiblade, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1Hey! That's not fair!
He's an 18 year old emo. ;P - ravenprice, on 09/06/2008, -4/+5People should stop putting their entire life on the internet. You're selling your own identity to major corporates while wasting your time pretending to be something you're not. Ever thought about the huge amount of information sites like facebook have (and sell) about you? Ever thought about how many of your facebook contacts are real friends you meet on a weekly basis? Ever thought about the painful shallowness that hides behind your online profiles?
- Arrowette, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1Not everyone is posting their entire life on the internet. The most unfortunate aspect of Facebook is photo-tagging. Friends of yours, or people that hate you, can post regrettable photos of you... which can be innocuous activities like drinking a beer, but that a potential employer might see and decide not to hire you for.
- shiftless, on 09/06/2008, -1/+2I honestly don't see much of a difference between twitter and any other social app. It's cumulative. It adds up. In the end, it is like a blog post that is posted one sentence at a time. Something like an IM or SMS. It's the same damn thing!
- mstrebe, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1No kidding. Intimacy is when people know the real you, not the facebook you. Social apps are extimacy.
- kelvlam, on 09/23/2008, -0/+1interesting, I just heard about ambient awareness from ABCNews WorldNews podcast of yesterday
- roebeet, on 09/06/2008, -3/+3Well, that's because you're old. :-)
- theOster, on 09/06/2008, -1/+1why is it required for some and not others? i went to the article just fine, no log in. in anycase:
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http://www.bugmenot.com/view/nytimes.com: Good. - mitchseego, on 09/06/2008, -0/+0this is really high-tech... how people can find out more about others... that is the 22nd century fast approaching... http://www.mitchseego.com
- baba30, on 09/06/2008, -0/+0Digital life might be bringing people closer, but is also taking your life on neck breaking speed. The stress its causing on you is not good for you.
http://www.hellatwork.com/videos/never-let-this-ha ... - xstephanyx, on 09/06/2008, -0/+0This was definitely one of the more interesting articles i have come across in regards to blogging and micro blogging. It speaks so many truths about today's generation and the direction our society is heading into. Wonderfully written.
- inactive, on 09/06/2008, -3/+2no honey your not alone
as a 'follower' of eastern philosophy the point is to turn down the chatter not maximize it
in my life you have earn intimacy
i would never join facebook though i get invites all the time
i joined a forum years ago made some 'friends' who turned vicious left the site and occasionally take a look and these morons are still talking about me
they know nothing accurate about me i never posted my picture yet in their collective minds i exist fully fleshed out i'm 90 (31 actually) a tranny (actually a rather more than rather cute blond girly girl) and i lied about going to college (i actually have over 200 college credits)
they actually hacked my IM account i was amazed they took the trouble
it's weird it truly is
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