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Jan 16, 2009 08:41

Last Friday morning I responded to a Globe and Mail New Media column on Facebook being full of phonies. In the author's response he quoted me by name.

Daniel Allen wrote to say that on the same morning as he read the piece, “one friend changed his status to say he is ‘not a failure, he just looks like one most of the time,' ” prompting other ( Read more... )

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nobodyhere January 16 2009, 14:28:19 UTC
That's neat :-)

(Another advantage to the internet: connecting without sharing germs.)

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zanate January 16 2009, 14:31:00 UTC
The internet-- a tool to be used as we so choose? What a concept!

Once again, a situation where you get out of it what you put into it. The original article smacked of subtle victimization-- look what FB does to people's behaviour! Instead it should have been about what people's behaviour does to FB.

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da_lj January 16 2009, 14:49:47 UTC
Huh, I hadn't thought about it in self-victimization terms, but I see what you mean.

*looking inward at areas I self-victimize*

*pondery* (but not too pondery on the department's time..)

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zanate January 16 2009, 15:04:31 UTC
I have this... thing... where I'm starting to believe more strongly in personal responsibility and honesty as time goes on. I'm not very good at it yet, but it gives me a lot to think about.

Doesn't mean I can't be an absolute dishonest bastard to someone else, but I won't kid myself about it. :)

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persephoneplace January 16 2009, 16:24:20 UTC
"not too pondery on the department's time" - see what happens when your boss reads your lj :)

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sulle_stelle January 16 2009, 16:15:19 UTC
Neat!

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