Thursday, October 14, 2010
A Public Sphere is becoming a Private Danger
So I was watching the news today and a story came on about some of our nation’s most popular public spheres "Twitter" and "Facebook". Apparently as people become more and more willing to share the intimate details of their lives, they too are more willing to share the more mundane activities that make up their days...seems innocent enough. However, as they consistently update their "status" and "tweet" where they are and what they're doing, they’re leaving a virtual timeline of their day, thus making it easier for people to track their whereabouts. This has led to an increase in break-ins and robberies, as followers are able to know when their supposed “friends” are out and about and their stuff is left to be easily taken right from under their noses. In this sense, these Public Spheres are giving people private nightmares....So with that said...Be careful and consciousness about what you're letting others know party people, for your own safety!!!
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That's weird I heard some group did a little poll or something and found that something like 71 percent of tweets go unread. I think all that openness is causing more disconnectedness with others and more concern with oneself. Like look at me and what I am willing to share. Maybe saying anything to get someone to look at them. You may be right with the break-ins and stuff but it might also be possible that the media has blown it out of proportion like they do many things.
ReplyDeleteI would think that the media is blowing this way out of proportion. The average person on facebook only has people that they actually know as friends. While I would like to think that all of the people I know are trustworthy, I am not naive enough to actually assume that is the case. However, I do not think that anyone I know would actually break into my house and steal my things. Also, with twitter, I don't have one myself, but I have several friends that do. Most of the people I know that have a twitter account say that no one follows them anyway. I do agree that the idea of giving people a timeline isn't exactly the smartest thing to do because it is likely to cause problems such as burglery and kidnapping (an extreme, but I don't think that it is causing as many problems as the media would like us to believe.
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