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Soo I decided to start using my facebook again. Mainly because I want to do better at keeping in touch with people. But everytime I do this, it involves going through all those stupid quiz requests, and events for shit I'm not interested from people I barely or don't know. I went through my friends list to delete people I don't really know and it was such a pain in the ass. There were so many people that I lived on campus with, or had a class with, or went to high school with, that I didn't really know but for some reason was "friends" with them. And the list is still full of people I don't particularly care about. But there are other people I care about on there, and I want to not just let them slip out of my life. So bleh.
Facebook is my enemy. No, it's my frenemy. I have to pretend to like it, but I don't. It's about quantity of acquaintances, not quality of friendships. It's about self-promotion, not becoming closer with people. It's just another manifestation of the narcissism of our society in general. I have been asked several times by people I work with if I have a facebook. And while I like these people, it's weird. It's a thing that at one point I used to display all my stupid, childish antics. It's where I have pictures of my ventures with Erik. It's a face I show to some people, but not necessarily to people I work with. So I don't know.
I do know that if I'd really thought about the fact that many of the very intimate details of my life would later be completely searchable and visible to possible employers in the future, I would have been a lot more private online years ago. But now I know. And this is a good reminder for anyone who has a facebook, or a myspace, or whatever. 10 years down the road, what do you want your employer to see when they do a google search for your name? Facebook isn't a private place for you to mess around with friends. It's a public space where you put yourself on display.
These are just some of the reasons why I do not like facebook. And yet, I'm making myself more available on it. sigh.
Facebook is my enemy. No, it's my frenemy. I have to pretend to like it, but I don't. It's about quantity of acquaintances, not quality of friendships. It's about self-promotion, not becoming closer with people. It's just another manifestation of the narcissism of our society in general. I have been asked several times by people I work with if I have a facebook. And while I like these people, it's weird. It's a thing that at one point I used to display all my stupid, childish antics. It's where I have pictures of my ventures with Erik. It's a face I show to some people, but not necessarily to people I work with. So I don't know.
I do know that if I'd really thought about the fact that many of the very intimate details of my life would later be completely searchable and visible to possible employers in the future, I would have been a lot more private online years ago. But now I know. And this is a good reminder for anyone who has a facebook, or a myspace, or whatever. 10 years down the road, what do you want your employer to see when they do a google search for your name? Facebook isn't a private place for you to mess around with friends. It's a public space where you put yourself on display.
These are just some of the reasons why I do not like facebook. And yet, I'm making myself more available on it. sigh.