i'm glad you did submit this. i agree with everything you say in it, not just in a "yeah yeah, i know" way, but agree from the bottom of my toes "you are so fucking right" way. i've refused to even get a facebook account because 1. i never heard anything good about it, even the friends who say i should join complain about it. 2. i don't need another excuse to go online. 3. of the profiles i already have online, i find the same kind of problems that you mention. i don't want to know so many banal details about what people eat and buy and like the looks of. i want to know what actually calms them down into an un-faked content state, what makes them cry, and who inspires them. the heart-felt truths as opposed to the pretty pretty nothings. and like you, i also don't care for the transience of online friendships. i have met a couple of people through online connections that have become real friends, and that's great. i try to focus on that. but too, i've had what seemed like great connections with people online that faded into nothing. that's the medium i suppose.
it's sad that over-sharing has stuck the knife in the gut of real sharing. maybe though some good will come of it. maybe people will spend more time outside again. though more likely they are having even faker relationships: with favorite television programs and meaningless profile updates. but who knows? i think a lot of folks are getting burnt out on the blandness of today's internet. i hear people talking about it. maybe a new revolution will occur. a social one.
i don't want to know so many banal details about what people eat and buy and like the looks of. i want to know what actually calms them down into an un-faked content state, what makes them cry, and who inspires them. the heart-felt truths as opposed to the pretty pretty nothings.
and like you, i also don't care for the transience of online friendships. i have met a couple of people through online connections that have become real friends, and that's great. i try to focus on that. but too, i've had what seemed like great connections with people online that faded into nothing. that's the medium i suppose.
it's sad that over-sharing has stuck the knife in the gut of real sharing. maybe though some good will come of it. maybe people will spend more time outside again. though more likely they are having even faker relationships: with favorite television programs and meaningless profile updates.
but who knows? i think a lot of folks are getting burnt out on the blandness of today's internet. i hear people talking about it. maybe a new revolution will occur. a social one.
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