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> We need to stop thinking of social networks as anything other than "social interaction". We didn't evolve to handle social interactions that are not face-to
by spindritf 14y ago
> We need to stop thinking of social networks as anything other than "social interaction".
We didn't evolve to handle social interactions that are not face-to-face. Medium really is the message and it alters the way those interactions go down greatly.
Like now, I probably wouldn't have interrupted you and start talking in a regular conversation but I have no problem with pulling one line out of your post and go at it online. And I would carefully explain what I mean instead of just dropping this link on you https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/fashion/let-your-smartphone-deliver-the-bad-news.html?pagewanted=all https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/fashion/let-your-smartpho...
- Swizec 14y agoMaybe I'm weird here because I've grown up as a geek and a nerd so most of my social skills were built online. But that's exactly what I would do in a face-to-face conversation. When I call bullshit on somebody (or somebody does on me), we usually whip out a smartphone and find relevant links to see who's right. And when the other person is taking too long to say something, they will often get interrupted. Conversations often go on tangents because somebody said something interesting. Conversely, when somebody isn't being interested, people will just walk away mid conversation. But as I said, maybe I and my friends are the weird ones here.