4 ms·

"There's some who argue" Let's be clear about who. Who is arguing that people need separate identities for work, family, and friends? Sociologists Who is arg

"There's some who argue" Let's be clear about who. Who is arguing that people need separate identities for work, family, and friends? Sociologists Who is arguing that having a single identity will make society more open? Mark Zuckerberg. Source: https://boingboing.net/2018/01/22/facebook-is-sad.html https://boingboing.net/2018/01/22/facebook-is-sad.html

hinkley 9y ago
Sociologists and marginalized people. As a young man I had a few friends and acquaintances who intimated that they had been stalked. My ex wife shared a story of being stalked by a deputy sheriff. And I can’t recall now but she may have been underage at the time to boot. Pretty quickly I saw a pattern. People who don’t want privacy have never cared about someone who really needed it. Or needed it themselves. If you think you might be queer, molested, or your neighbor might be in a hate group but you’re not sure, if you think your kid is doing drugs, you can’t just voice these opinions without putting someone in literal mortal peril. And there are a host of other things that might get you stigmatized. If you are in a bizg city that’s not a big deal. Find new people. But if you’re in a small town...
- whatshisface 9y ago
  It's really everyone, if they know what's good for them - no matter how "normal" you are, there is always somewhere on earth where you would end up marginalized if you found yourself there for some reason. Nobody's traits are centered in every culture.
- gowld 9y ago
  In the USA, homosexuals earned legal rights because they were forced out of hiding by violent police, leading them to fight back, win allies, and secure rights. Having secrecy also forces secrecy, weakening political power. It's a bloody war for sure, but a winnable war with long-term improvement.
dingo_bat 9y ago
Since Mark Zuckerberg has single handedly done more good for humanity than the entire field of sociology, I wonder what you want to imply.
- sidyom 9y ago
  That academia may be a little less biased than the company that is using our profile data to make money.
- newfoundglory 9y ago
  [citation needed]

hinkley 9y ago

Sociologists and marginalized people. As a young man I had a few friends and acquaintances who intimated that they had been stalked. My ex wife shared a story of being stalked by a deputy sheriff. And I can’t recall now but she may have been underage at the time to boot. Pretty quickly I saw a pattern. People who don’t want privacy have never cared about someone who really needed it. Or needed it themselves. If you think you might be queer, molested, or your neighbor might be in a hate group but you’re not sure, if you think your kid is doing drugs, you can’t just voice these opinions without putting someone in literal mortal peril. And there are a host of other things that might get you stigmatized. If you are in a bizg city that’s not a big deal. Find new people. But if you’re in a small town...

whatshisface 9y ago
It's really everyone, if they know what's good for them - no matter how "normal" you are, there is always somewhere on earth where you would end up marginalized if you found yourself there for some reason. Nobody's traits are centered in every culture.
gowld 9y ago
In the USA, homosexuals earned legal rights because they were forced out of hiding by violent police, leading them to fight back, win allies, and secure rights. Having secrecy also forces secrecy, weakening political power. It's a bloody war for sure, but a winnable war with long-term improvement.

dingo_bat 9y ago

Since Mark Zuckerberg has single handedly done more good for humanity than the entire field of sociology, I wonder what you want to imply.

sidyom 9y ago
That academia may be a little less biased than the company that is using our profile data to make money.
newfoundglory 9y ago
[citation needed]