Comments on: Social Media Alienation http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:04:45 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul H http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Paul H Wed, 28 May 2008 11:05:27 +0000 http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/#comment-1645 Amen, brother, amen. Balance. That's what we need. Without it, all we have is anti-social media. I have this problem at home and I don't know how to deal with it yet. Facebook (Hobo Wars), Yahoo Answers, Sermo, etc. Something is very wrong when people prefer to spend time attached to technology instead of interacting with live human beings who are right there with them. I find it depressing too, very depressing. That said, I am managing to leverage the connections I do make to enhance our social life. Recently got back from LA visiting. Relationships achieved through social media. I think when it is used correctly, it works. However, that takes effort, and it is all too easy to let it become focussed on itself. Bottom line, we need to remember to focus on being sociable, period. Amen, brother, amen.
Balance.
That’s what we need.
Without it, all we have is anti-social media.
I have this problem at home and I don’t know how to deal with it yet.
Facebook (Hobo Wars), Yahoo Answers, Sermo, etc.
Something is very wrong when people prefer to spend time attached to technology instead of interacting with live human beings who are right there with them.
I find it depressing too, very depressing.
That said, I am managing to leverage the connections I do make to enhance our social life.
Recently got back from LA visiting.
Relationships achieved through social media. I think when it is used correctly, it works. However, that takes effort, and it is all too easy to let it become focussed on itself.

Bottom line, we need to remember to focus on being sociable, period.

]]> By: Paul Knight http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Paul Knight Mon, 26 May 2008 22:53:37 +0000 http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/#comment-1623 I have flounced, well more like exploded out of the seespit. You see there are certain things that I absolutely hate about web 2, the usual things, social networks, cliques etc, acceptance issues, but mostly about the seesmic system, or should I say the people that frequent it. I have trouble when I am tipsy in keeping my feelings to myself and it tends to make girls cry and thus, grown men, with beards, get all chivalrous defending them. And it might be me, but some people don't half talk some shit, and some even use it as an alternative to skype or ichat or even MSN or Yahoo! having conversations in public. "It's just like walking into a coffee shop and tagging onto someone's conversation and joining in, " But because you can't tune into a conversation without clicking on the video, and then finding out that you don't really want to talk shit, or you see that the conversation is private, or the person may be someone who gets your back up, at least in a real coffee shop you can migrate to another part of the shop and never have to make eye contact or over hear their conversations, in seesmic you can't do that. PS I have tuned into 138 media and found his review fantastic. Thanks for your concern, but I really don't think I will be using seesmic anytime soon. Maybe we could still stay in touch via skype or e-mail. Peace. Paul I have flounced, well more like exploded out of the seespit. You see there are certain things that I absolutely hate about web 2, the usual things, social networks, cliques etc, acceptance issues, but mostly about the seesmic system, or should I say the people that frequent it. I have trouble when I am tipsy in keeping my feelings to myself and it tends to make girls cry and thus, grown men, with beards, get all chivalrous defending them. And it might be me, but some people don’t half talk some shit, and some even use it as an alternative to skype or ichat or even MSN or Yahoo! having conversations in public.
“It’s just like walking into a coffee shop and tagging onto someone’s conversation and joining in, ” But because you can’t tune into a conversation without clicking on the video, and then finding out that you don’t really want to talk shit, or you see that the conversation is private, or the person may be someone who gets your back up, at least in a real coffee shop you can migrate to another part of the shop and never have to make eye contact or over hear their conversations, in seesmic you can’t do that.
PS I have tuned into 138 media and found his review fantastic.
Thanks for your concern, but I really don’t think I will be using seesmic anytime soon. Maybe we could still stay in touch via skype or e-mail.

Peace.

Paul

]]> By: tinnion http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 tinnion Thu, 22 May 2008 00:04:56 +0000 http://deekdeekster.com/2008/05/21/social-media-alienation/#comment-1529 Hello fella. I know what you mean. Most videos I have seen of any of these meet ups includes a lot of people with their heads buried behind laptops. Now, I am not saying that I wouldn't do any different ... but I know what you mean. Another fav is to hide behind a cup / pint glass / mug of tea or coffee (you get my drift) ... they all offer support in some way. :) Hello fella.

I know what you mean. Most videos I have seen of any of these meet ups includes a lot of people with their heads buried behind laptops.

Now, I am not saying that I wouldn’t do any different … but I know what you mean.

Another fav is to hide behind a cup / pint glass / mug of tea or coffee (you get my drift) … they all offer support in some way.

:)

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