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Friday Rant
12 years ago
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Know that I don't always know what I'm going to say. Games, Entertainment, Self, Weather, Politics, Events, History, Philosophy, all are fair game and any are free without the waring eyes of family or work.
Let me pretense this with you guys know me, I'm fairly raw and opinionated, and today I just wanted to rant on something. Totally bitch out. I like to rant actually, it helps me to unwind. It keeps me happy to just speak my mind. First person context for writing ease.
Today's Topic: SOCIAL MEDIA
Alright look, we all love the power of social media and the lot. Facebook and Twitter are naturally at the top of the list, I also poke around LinkedIn, Google+, and even our very own FurAffinity is a lovely way of keeping up to day with people around the world. I personally use them to keep up to date on news and entertainment, gaming and new technologies. But at the end of the day one thing that I never understand is this growing replacement for basic social interaction!
I've seen people hold entire conversations via Twitter, and they were just feet apart. I seen people tweet random crap that the rest of the world could have gone without hearing. And when you get those facebook updates that someone is traveling and it constantly shares their location, why? Why do we need this? See what pisses me off is not to say that it's useless: its TOO USEFUL! I'm not stupid, my life my hobby is about finding small bits of information and connecting the dots until I come across a discovery. I think all the time and analyze everything that happens around me, I can't help it!
So when I find people I know interacting to make a plan over a weekend that COULD include me, and NEVER do I get personally informed about it, IM CURIOUS WHATS UP. By the third or fourth time I'M DAMN RIGHT PISSED. Twitter is not an excuse to stop talking to people, all it does is make you act like your harbinger a secret. If you are trying something private A) DONT TWEET IT TO THE WORLD and B) TELL US DIRECTLY IF YOU DIDNT LISTEN TO A. We will understand. Otherwise you just look ashamed to admit your going to a movie or doing some other random crap, then who your spending your time with probably sucks. That's just a fact.
Oh you made a new journal that the world is coming to an end? You got the entire follower base in an upset and don't know what to do, just to watch you be quiet. Guess what? People are going to be looking for an udpate, GIVE THEM ONE. How hard can it be to say "false alarm".
Is it my fault if I never speak up? NO. Their not my plans, I'd be seen as a nosy jerk to get involved at that point. So then maybe I should just stop reading those messages and getting worked up? HELLO?!? What part of ITS FLASHED ACROSS MY FACE I CANT VERY WELL HELP IT was missed? The whole point of a twitter account is to read tweets. And of course I can't just stop watching because "of course oh I'm the one with issues?" Wake up and realize the crap your saying publicly to world people. Try getting away from a keyboard and talk friends once in a while, maybe they want to hear from you directly not read how your day was with status updates.
I feel like i just wanna stop actually I feel pretty good. Might make a new rant next week if I can find something inspiring to dig into. Knowing my life, that won't take long =)
Today's Topic: SOCIAL MEDIA
Alright look, we all love the power of social media and the lot. Facebook and Twitter are naturally at the top of the list, I also poke around LinkedIn, Google+, and even our very own FurAffinity is a lovely way of keeping up to day with people around the world. I personally use them to keep up to date on news and entertainment, gaming and new technologies. But at the end of the day one thing that I never understand is this growing replacement for basic social interaction!
I've seen people hold entire conversations via Twitter, and they were just feet apart. I seen people tweet random crap that the rest of the world could have gone without hearing. And when you get those facebook updates that someone is traveling and it constantly shares their location, why? Why do we need this? See what pisses me off is not to say that it's useless: its TOO USEFUL! I'm not stupid, my life my hobby is about finding small bits of information and connecting the dots until I come across a discovery. I think all the time and analyze everything that happens around me, I can't help it!
So when I find people I know interacting to make a plan over a weekend that COULD include me, and NEVER do I get personally informed about it, IM CURIOUS WHATS UP. By the third or fourth time I'M DAMN RIGHT PISSED. Twitter is not an excuse to stop talking to people, all it does is make you act like your harbinger a secret. If you are trying something private A) DONT TWEET IT TO THE WORLD and B) TELL US DIRECTLY IF YOU DIDNT LISTEN TO A. We will understand. Otherwise you just look ashamed to admit your going to a movie or doing some other random crap, then who your spending your time with probably sucks. That's just a fact.
Oh you made a new journal that the world is coming to an end? You got the entire follower base in an upset and don't know what to do, just to watch you be quiet. Guess what? People are going to be looking for an udpate, GIVE THEM ONE. How hard can it be to say "false alarm".
Is it my fault if I never speak up? NO. Their not my plans, I'd be seen as a nosy jerk to get involved at that point. So then maybe I should just stop reading those messages and getting worked up? HELLO?!? What part of ITS FLASHED ACROSS MY FACE I CANT VERY WELL HELP IT was missed? The whole point of a twitter account is to read tweets. And of course I can't just stop watching because "of course oh I'm the one with issues?" Wake up and realize the crap your saying publicly to world people. Try getting away from a keyboard and talk friends once in a while, maybe they want to hear from you directly not read how your day was with status updates.
I feel like i just wanna stop actually I feel pretty good. Might make a new rant next week if I can find something inspiring to dig into. Knowing my life, that won't take long =)
ShadowRunner1
~shadowrunner1
I agree with you. People are way to attached to things like facebook and twitter. I don't use either so I get alot of "I posted it on facebook" excuses.
