Remember when we all used the blog as an art/social utility?
Facebook has made me a little lazy, I've just lost the oomph for actual on line dialouge, the way we used to go rounds on this thing about art and life and each other.
Now I'm looking for the like button...I saw on the FB news that Quitmoanez may be quiting the book. I may be heading there myself...
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Facebook has at once created a social utility and compromised the quality of social dialogue. Socializing suddenly requires less work and is more marketable!
Weird..
Facebook is the blossoming collective consciousness of human kind. Yea, its got a lot of stupid advertising, and design problems, but it's still pretty new. I can't quit it. I tried already, and realized I can't. I want to leave this lens (fb) open to see the spectacle unfold. I would however like to start limiting how I use it (in representing myself). Enough people on there are aquaintances, that I feel like I'm starting to be regarded as a crazy person (which drives me crazy, it's so paradoxical!) Without the foundation of a real relationship, and/or having met in real life, I can understand how people might get the wrong idea (I typically like weird stuff). Until now, I have been pretty loosey-goosey with the whole thing (fb). But, I'm not crazy, I'm imaginative. I would love it if we rekindled what we do here. That way I could have both worlds. Facebook, the hive mind with its futuristic-magical-network-power, and a place where I can post political or philosophical views and art =P.
I was also thinking, just to throw an idea out there, what if we made the blog private?
I could write emotional poems and not worry about my hockey buddy writing "fag!". =P
I could say something 'outrageous' without having to wory that it will cost me a job or an aquaintance.
James could post picutures of himself naked or his poo. (Teehee I couldn't resist)
Anyhow, I'm interested in your opinions.
I agree with what Anita says, it's degraded the quality of social interaction on line.
It's interesting, because at the same time, I also have that urge to keep my portal open so I don't miss out or something, but at the same time I feel like that is holding a connection to something that I may not necessarily want to be part of...I'm torn.
I have the same feeling being on Facebook that I have when I'm singing along with the radio in the car, I'm clearly exposed but I have the suspended disbelief that no one can hear/see me. Then, when someone catches me I'm like "ugh, what, stop looking at me", is there no privacy...;)
Dave, I am clearly crazy.
I get what you mean about not feeling like others have context for your ideas/words/ actions, and thus create this version of you and/or judge you.
Although, maybe there is something to be said about the vulnerability that demands of us.
Anyways, I'm thinking of limiting or deactivating, I find I'm not getting stuff done, as more of a practical component of my thinking.
I'm not so worried about whether the blog is private or not, as I do enjoy people strolling by and commenting.
I'm probably not going to quit f-book, but i've slowly managed to wean myself from spending chunks of time looking through stranger's photo albums and random news feeds.
It's amazing how easy it is to waste time on there. And amazing how boring it's become.
Anita's right-- facebook = more socializing with less depth.
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