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How important will it be in the future...... Social Media ?

As I said in the other thread, I have a love/hate with social media. I think people value it far, far too much. I think it’s great that it connects, in a sense, people everywhere in the world. But that comes with both good & bad consequences.

As for your particular problem...I can understand why a business would take social media into consideration, to an extent. It is a great way to get exposure & their brand out there. Denying you a sponsorship because currently it’s not up to par for them is ridiculous. A persons personal page shouldn’t determine whether a company hires them or not, figuring in destructive content of course.

Sadly, social media will only get worse I’m afraid. For the simple reason that people value it far too much. Depending n the job/gig & what they required of me, I would consider getting an account.

Lastly, I hate taking pictures, never have nor will I ever take a selfie. I rarely take pictures even when the occasion calls for it, say a vacation spot or some such. My Instagram is full of LEGO pictures because I want to share my hobby. But I ultimately do it for myself & I couldn’t care less if I have followers. It’s fun.
 
smog said:
I find Social Media platforms bring out some of the worst in people. Sadly, vanity and self-aggrandizement seem to have become encouraged qualities on these platforms. Even my local radio station is encouraging it. They are holding a contest, the best social media selfie taken this summer can win a trip to...somewhere breath-taking.

Like a lot of folks, I passed time on the Facebook platform with friends early on. It was fun then, but now I find it about as appealing as the magazines in the checkout aisle at the grocery store. If google searches didn't occasionally lead me to facebook pages I would likely close my dormant account all together.

I grew up when vanity was discouraged and humility was considered cordial.
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Frank211 said:
Social Media brought out a lot of narcissists from the closet .
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Oh man...it’s honesty sickening. People don’t even live in the moment anymore, they just want a good backdrop. Fortunately, I don’t get out much, so I don’t physically see people taking selfies. It’s sad seeing some accounts that are nothing but hundreds of selfies...I just feel bad for them. They seek validation in such an obvious fashion. Like, girls will post some Boobed out photo then say “oh boo boo...poor me, I’m so fat:(“ then you get hordes of people patting her on the head & effectively saying “there there.”
 
I hope it will soon be recognized as the decease it is, and consequently banned worldwide.
I think the latest ( Italian ) frame it pretty well.


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I can assure you that if i had been on that train platform and seen that guy take a selfie with a victim of some tort, i would stomp his punk ass real good.


#filthyanimal
 
Peaker said:
I hope it will soon be recognized as the decease it is, and consequently banned worldwide.
I think the latest ( Italian ) frame it pretty well.


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I can assure you that if i had been on that train platform and seen that guy take a selfie with a victim of some tort, i would stomp his punk ass real good.


#filthyanimal
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Thats what really shows the sad side of social media. It has removed all common sense and empathy from people. Thats a human life laying on the ground and that jack ass only cares about 'look at me' ... yup donkey punch award for sure for him.

Years ago our HR department head spoke at a managers meeting we had for all our stores. She openly told us, if you are friends with someone on Fbook to unfriend them. Be smart about what we post because not only does my company but more and more companies are using it to monitor your personal life and off time. She was so right, we check that and credit scores as a prehire background to employment.
 
Robbob said:
Thats what really shows the sad side of social media. It has removed all common sense and empathy from people. Thats a human life laying on the ground and that jack ass only cares about 'look at me' ... yup donkey punch award for sure for him.

Years ago our HR department head spoke at a managers meeting we had for all our stores. She openly told us, if you are friends with someone on Fbook to unfriend them. Be smart about what we post because not only does my company but more and more companies are using it to monitor your personal life and off time. She was so right, we check that and credit scores as a prehire background to employment.
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Social media can't be blamed for the lack of common sense and empathy. That started long ago.
 
I often read in the news that some one got killed in traffic as some car or semi went into oncoming traffic, but the worst part is the news say " for unknown reasons"
And we all bloody well know what the reason most likely was.
Before the phone internet accidents like that happened like a couple of times every year, and now it happen once a week

I just pray people smart up and recognize that what social media give you at a high price, you can easy manage to do for free with simple things like a text or a e mail.
At least then only 3 persons can be surprised by the content.
1: you ( i cant believe i just pressed send )
2: the receiver and some guy in a Maryland bunker ( i cant believe he wrote that )

I would be totally freaked out if suddenly my youtube channel got a large influx of followers, would probably prompt me to delete it and set up a new channel and upload all my videos as hidden / private.
 
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Peaker said:
I often read in the news that some one got killed in traffic as some car or semi went into oncoming traffic, but the worst part is the news say " for unknown reasons"
And we all bloody well know what the reason most likely was.
Before the phone internet accidents like that happened like a couple of times every year, and now it happen once a week.
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Is it Pokémon Go?
 
Peaker said:
I often read in the news that some one got killed in traffic as some car or semi went into oncoming traffic, but the worst part is the news say " for unknown reasons"
And we all bloody well know what the reason most likely was.
Before the phone internet accidents like that happened like a couple of times every year, and now it happen once a week

I just pray people smart up and recognize that what social media give you at a high price, you can easy manage to do for free with simple things like a text or a e mail.
At least then only 3 persons can be surprised by the content.
1: you ( i cant believe i just pressed send )
2: the receiver and some guy in a Maryland bunker ( i cant believe he wrote that )

I would be totally freaked out if suddenly my youtube channel got a large influx of followers, would probably prompt me to delete it and set up a new channel and upload all my videos as hidden / private.
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I hate how they call every car crash an accident. Sorry, but if you were on your phone and you failed to stop and hit the car in front of you that's not an accident. It's pure negligence.
 
JatoTheRipper said:
I hate how they call every car crash an accident. Sorry, but if you were on your phone and you failed to stop and hit the car in front of you that's not an accident. It's pure negligence.
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There are no accidents; only carelessness, inattentiveness & stupidity. facebook encompasses all three in a neat little lethal package.
 
Social media is garbage anymore. Everyone is a shill, nobody has any balls to be truthful for fear of being shunned or some other reprisal.

Reviews are a joke, everything is amazing. I help some companies out doing testing, reviewing and prototyping. I always refer to it as working with, not for them because I'm honest and fair about the products and parts. I also don't promote things I don't believe in.

I guess I'm doing it wrong according to the internet. :lol:
 
JatoTheRipper said:
Social media can't be blamed for the lack of common sense and empathy. That started long ago.
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I think it bears some of the responsibility. Look at those kids...in Ohio I believe it was, that live streamed a person drowning instead of helping a few years back. You know damn well they thought it would get them a bunch of likes/views.
 
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