Digitalised by the way we work, shop
and play.
Digital socialisation has become a centre of everyday existing
where people communicate with the world around them. It has become a source of convenience
in terms of how people work, shop and play. Dependence on social media to get
the insight of things that we think we like or have interest on.
Social network accounts pages constantly bombarded us with
pages of advertisement that we don’t even need, but we do like them. The kind
of exposure that we exposed to have so much impact on us as species and in some
instance it doesn’t even parallel with our values and beliefs. The kinds of
friends we make in these platforms are filtered by the pages that we like and
narrowed down to friends who share the same kind of interests. We are now
channelled by marketers whom to befriend. Smartphone apps now send you an alert
when they detect people nearby with whom you share same interests (Paul
Kendall).
It is very hard to tell one personality by having a face
to face interaction, but they is a need to check their online social network
accounts page after meeting that individuals. The notion of finding the truth
in hype real world has turn to be reality. One gets convinced after browsing on
one page and sees a number of friends that one have and the number of retweets
that one gets. Face to face interaction has become a thing of the past and been
a fossil. Constant search and updates makes digital communities to be anxious
when they constantly check their updates. Psychologically it creates “a
terrific anxiety about being out of the loop” says psychotherapist Michael
Hausauer. “The fear of missing out” best known as –FOMO.
Companies’ employees now find a need to first evaluate
social network accounts page to reference and endure that is the right
candidate for the job. Students are constantly turned down by employers for
jobs, internships and even interviews (pacific.edu). This is the result of the
kind of the information that is posted on social network accounts. What one
display online is taken to consideration as it is an extension of individual
character in a public platform. . "We have never lived in any time where we
could tell the world everything about ourselves" (Andrew Keen).
The
question will be while shop, work and play aren’t we losing away some qualities
that makes us who we truly are and our values at some point of been rewired?
Reference
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Paul Kendall. Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013, 9:13 IST
| Agency: Daily Telegraph
I think they have been rewired, but most people do display who they really are and that will affect their job interviews and future endeavors. People should think about what they post online so they wont ruin their future
ReplyDeleteLol,“The fear of missing out” best known as –FOMO", and its actually true.
ReplyDeleteI like the "FOMO" part absolutely hilarious. What I don't get though is what do you suggest we do about this rewiring? Maybe focusing on a key element of the way we have been digitized by these new technologies might help. It would also help if you would decide on whether you are for or against the matter.Interesting subject matter though Siya.
ReplyDeleteOn social networks, it's quite obvious that people tend to become someone their not, and in the search for such ideals they never realize that employers look at how you carry yourself on social networks and often brings across the wrong presentation of the individual. I agree that they have been rewired.
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