What is it with people dictating to others what they can and cannot post on their Facebook timelines the past few days? It must have something to do with that privacy hoax the other day, this is all I can figure out, because most of it is people bashing others who post things the bashers deem personal and sometimes its not even all that personal. Sometimes I think its well meant but then heres how I see it. We live in a society where pretty much anything you want to know about a person is at your fingertips anyway. (They covered this on last nights Ancient Aliens episode about The Watchers.) A person could Google my name and find all sorts of stuff, not that there is much anyway, but believe me, there are things about me you guys will never hear about unless youve met me and know me really well. Here is the way I see it though and I had to think about this. Sometimes people post TMI because they might need some kind of help, prayers, etc. and they dont have anyone else to reach out to. Perhaps in their crisis they dont have a clear enough mind to think of other resources they could explore and posting about it may get the message to someone who has some ideas the poster never thought of. And if youre going through something or have an interest in something there is a group or fan page dedicated to it. Here is how I see it too. If it werent meant for someone to share photos, or check-ins, then there should not be apps that make stuff like this available. And I will say it again: Id rather read about the everyday activities, good or bad of people around here because it means they are real and it helps me feel like I know them a lot better. I see nothing wrong with it when folks want to share that their boss is driving them up the wall or that they are getting married or divorced, or having a baby. Some people are more reserved than others and that is OK too. And honestly SOME stories NEED to be out there...its the best way to find advocates or others who are going through the same thing. I think by nature humans are pack animals. So instead of jumping all over someone because you think a post may be too personal, stop and think of how you can help them other than offering harsh criticism. If you cant help them at least pass the post by and move on to the next one. Not one person on Facebook has not posted something personal at least once. This has happened to me this week and I notice it has happened to others...Id rather have a chat with someone about a real problem than have a dead live feed full of nothing but ads or game data...
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:33:04 +0000
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