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Not in enlarging, but in sharing. Why are we sharing ultrasound pictures? Should we be? What if something goes wrong and the woman has a miscarriage? Who's keep
by vkb 13y ago
Not in enlarging, but in sharing. Why are we sharing ultrasound pictures? Should we be? What if something goes wrong and the woman has a miscarriage? Who's keeping these pictures (outside of FB)? Who's sharing them with others? At what point is it ok/not ok to share pictures of kids/future kids?
My point is that it's an interesting philosophical question that has a lot of implications, and I personally don't like the fact that Facebook is casually encouraging the action through their commercial, which I'm sure pushes it further into the realm of acceptable social norms.
- brown9-2 13y agoWhy are we sharing ultrasound pictures? Should we be? How about: should we be questioning what other people decide to share with friends, family, the Internet? Probably not.
- vkb 13y agoIf something is shared publicly (i.e. willingly) with "the Internet" as you put it, we have a right to question it. If it's being shared on the Internet and I am a recipient, why can't I question if it's appropriate? I.e. If someone is sharing a picture on Facebook, they are explicitly soliciting feedback/approval. The give and take of this is that I, even as a passive recipient, can have an opinion. If you're not interested in other peoples' opinions of your content, and that's entirely your right, then I would argue that you shouldn't share it in a public forum.