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It is a red flag to not have social media
by acover 9y ago
It is a red flag to not have social media
- R_haterade 9y agoMaybe in clownworld.
- deschainz 9y agoYeah dude... what? How is it a red flag?
- satori99 9y agoIt is? I have no social media accounts at all and never have. I thought the very idea of facebook was creepy when it launched and I've not changed my mind since. Who will I be flagged by?
- acover 9y agoIt's just been my experience. I'm probably wrong. 9 of 10 people my age have it [1]. Facebook provides a public log of years of your posts. A quick way to get to know someone. To figure out if you should trust them. It's far from perfect but neither are social security numbers. Services like Airbnb's use your account to verify you aren't a spammer. I have heard of landlords and employers asking for it as well. If you don't have it you are undefined. [1] - http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-2016/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-20...
- gehwartzen 9y agothe problem of course is that if everyone perceives it as a platform by which their character will be judged they self censure the content they post.
- systoll 9y agoYou have at least one social media account, https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=satori99 https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=satori99
- satori99 9y agoYeah, but my name is not satori99 and HN doesn't care :)
- keyboardhitter 9y agoI personally consider "active and/or daily Facebook/social media use" (e.g. mindless scrolling as escapism, intense FOMO fueling continued use, or a desire to uphold sense of identity) a red flag. to each their own.
- krisdol 9y agoIn 2009 maybe. If anything it's "trendy" now to quit social media.
- snvzz 9y agoI'd never hire someone who has a facebook account.
- cdancette 9y agoWhile I don't agree with the parent comment, this seems a bit extreme.
- skj 9y agoKnow how I know you don't hire people?
- crpatino 9y agoGood for you, I am sure you have saved thousands of dollars per year on time thieves. Sadly, programmers are an unrully bunch, and your employees surely find other ways to procrastinate and loose time on your dime, but at least they become more interesting human beings while doing so. ;)
- ben_jones 9y agoWhy the downvotes? This is a valid discussion topic. I recently went on a date where the girl told me she nearly had a panic attack when she couldn't find me on Facebook or anywhere else while waiting at the venue. Given we had met briefly at a bar only a week before the check was warranted (IMO), and given the positioning of Facebook in her life and many others, it was the tool she relied on and was disarrayed by. Sure my case is anecdotal but I do not believe it is unique. Facebook has forced itself to be a single point of failure in parts of our culture, they did it intentionally to make money, and we should acknowledge it.
- acover 9y agoI've been sent side eyed chloe. Thank you. I think the downvotes are because I didn't elaborate. Making it hard to understand what I was saying if you haven't experienced it.