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If you can't take the heat, etc. It's silly to say "think about whether you would say this to someone in person or not" -- that's the whole point, you're NOT sa
by obj-g 10y ago
If you can't take the heat, etc. It's silly to say "think about whether you would say this to someone in person or not" -- that's the whole point, you're NOT saying it to someone in person, you can say what you want without the usual repercussions. It's ultimately a good thing, even if some people get hurt. And since when do you have a right not to be upset? But you do have a right to keep off the internet if you can't handle it, not to post pictures of yourself and your real name, not to base your life completely around the internet and social media. I keep it anonymous, like the old days of the internet. I have pretty bare social media profiles, mostly as a big rolodex. If I post something else, opinions, what have you, I do it anonymously. Why does everyone need everybody else to know exactly who and where they are and everything about themselves? Because they think they're special and that others care. And then they get trolled. And so it goes.
- return0 10y agoBut the people who use social media for self-promotion are not like you. They literally feed off it, i guess psychologists can explain that better. Think of politicians who use facebook/twitter for personal gain. They develop an emotional attachment to the medium i guess.
- amelius 10y ago> that's the whole point, you're NOT saying it to someone in person Perhaps we should call it "anti-social media" then.
- jhayward 10y agoThis is about as sociopathic a view as one would expect from SV-oriented people. The impact of what you do, as a person, on other people is of paramount importance. Abstract statements like the above do not acknowledge, much less value, the actual impact of online behavior. I hope you grow out of these views. You may find life to be more rewarding.
- obj-g 10y agoSorry, SV-oriented?
- jhayward 10y agoSilicon Valley, as a generalized concept.
- obj-g 10y agoI think you've really misjudged me and what I'm saying. I think freedom on the web is more important than hurt feelings and that people ought to have a bit thicker skin in general or else stop making themselves so available to others. If a site wants to ban people or purge messages, that's their prerogative and they're welcome to do so. I don't need any cliche life lessons and sentiments from someone calling me a sociopath for it, lol.