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> Things are different now. In our over-connected existence we have lost the ability to create a blank slate. When, previously, you could separate yourself from
by sotojuan 11y ago
> Things are different now. In our over-connected existence we have lost the ability to create a blank slate. When, previously, you could separate yourself from past lives and — through reflection and distance — achieve emotional growth and maturity, you are now inhibited by the confines of socially networked relationships.
This is an interesting section, and I think it holds true for a lot of people even if your initial response is "no one's forcing you to be connected".
I personally can't wait to graduate from college so I can delete my Facebook (for some reason a lot of college-related things require it). It's not a real blank slate at all, but it's better than nothing.
- ghthor 11y agoYou'll unfortunately find that many things outside of and past college may require it as well _-_
- ams6110 11y agoI've never had a Facebook account, and I haven't noticed that I've been prevented from doing anything without one.
- sentenza 11y ago> no one's forcing you to be connected Well, from my experience, that is simply not true. I held out until December of 2014 before joining Facebook. Before then I found (and still find) the interface horrible (being much more happy in my RSS reader and mail client) and was squeamish regarding the privacy, as Germans like me tend to be. I noticed, though, that it was becoming harder and harder to contact people outside of the professional realm. Often they would not check their email accounts for weeks or not even give out an email address to anybody. The moment to give up came when I noticed that even using Doodle to schedule an event did not work as good as it used to since some people seemingly migrated off of email in their private lives.