You know...I'm not sure about this social media and the fall out from it. In the recent past I've embraced this new found connectivity. I've gotten to connect with family and friends I've grown up with and have not seen for years plus I've met some really good people online that have become good friends. Living half way across the world from where I'm from and grew up, I thought Facebook was an absolute blessing. I still see the upside of it all....but about 6 months ago I started seeing the dark side of Facebook and this whole social media phenomenon.
I've copped total shit from certain family members...things they never would have said to me to my face...then my sister started copping shit....my wife and then my daughter. I witnessed atrocious behaviour and total abuse. How easy for someone to abuse another without a care in the world by punching some keys and then loggin off, damage done...pain delivered. This would never happen face to face. I saw the hurt that this type of behaviour caused...the final straw was my in-laws abusing my wife and daughter. I felt like flinging the whole friggin computer, internet...cell phone into the sea! Instead I withdrew from it all, mainly cause I was angry but really to clear my mind and seek perspective.
Off for four months... I missed my true friends that I had been communicating with on FB but I didn't miss the bullshit...the inane status updates or the mindless comments. Why as humans do we discover these incredibly powerful mediums (TV...Internet, Printing Press, Film etc) and then allow the base common denominator to rule? ...."the last one in the cess-pool is a rotten egg". I'm not looking forward to seeing what society is like after generations growning up with this non-accountable type of interaction and communication.
I'm back online, in a limited - conditional capacity...we'll see for how long. I do feel clearer as to what I want to get out of the experience though and that is connection with like-minded, like hearted....like-souled individuals.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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