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It was entirely focused on Social Media Platforms. Now, while I don't expect a high schooler to be checking the performance of their stocks, it does highlight s
by mhurron 12y ago
It was entirely focused on Social Media Platforms. Now, while I don't expect a high schooler to be checking the performance of their stocks, it does highlight something I've thought for a while about social media (and maybe why I don't 'get it') --
It seems entirely designed to keep the high school experience of constantly worrying about what everyone else is doing and thinks about you front and center through the rest of your life. It's like choosing to never move past the most horrible parts of school.
- jmgrosen 12y ago> It seems entirely designed to keep the high school experience of constantly worrying about what everyone else is doing and thinks about you front and center through the rest of your life. I think this is true if you choose to make it that way, but for a lot of these, it really doesn't have to be that way. For example, I have a small (~10) number of friends on Snapchat; we generally share tiny tidbits of our life that we enjoy, and it helps us to know each other a little better in a manner that doesn't invoke jealousy.
- eitally 12y agoAgreed, and my only use case for Whatsapp is a similar social group of colleagues (most of whom are friends IRL, too) spread around the world. This kind of platform was the easiest method of staying in touch, but in an unforced passive participation way. It works well.