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Is it me or have things shifted from “prevent what you say online from being traced back to you as much as possible as it could be used against you” to “what yo
by worrycue 5y ago
Is it me or have things shifted from “prevent what you say online from being traced back to you as much as possible as it could be used against you” to “what you say online is now part of your resume and ‘leaving it blank’ is a ‘bad look’”?
I’m … not young and follow the “blank slate” approach. Was just wondering if the world had changed while I wasn’t paying attention.
- muglug 5y agoBlank is fine. I don’t think anything really changed there — those of us who think their opinions are worth other people hearing about (and I’m generally in that camp) have been around since time immemorial, and I doubt we’re growing as a percentage. It’s just that social media has provided us a big new platform, much more visible than Usenet or whatever. I think generally companies don’t care what you write online as long as it won’t come back to bite the company.
- worrycue 5y agoThere is a difference between being heard and having your real name and a photo of your face attached to what you said like in some cases on Twitter. I was wondering if social media has become so ingrained into the lives of the younger generations (and maybe even the elderly) that it’s effectively as much a part of their public identity as their choice of clothes and academic/career accomplishments.
- muglug 5y agoNo — I know lots of young people who hate all public forms of social media, and worry constantly about having any sort of visible opinions — and these are people with socially-liberal political views. It really is just a personal preference, and outside of social media manager positions, employers don’t care.