Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off social media altogether

Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by ageek123 on Sunday February 14, 2016 @02:11AM (#11097455)

It's interesting when we discover that the way people act "in real life" isn't their true selves. The online world is fascinating because people drop the guards and restraints and you can see the real them. I actually prefer this to the phoniness that people put on for in-person interactions. But it is jarring, just as it would be jarring if in real life you could read people's minds and know what they are thinking but not saying.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by archagon on Sunday February 14, 2016 @02:25AM (#11097482)

I'd argue there is no "true self" at all — just different views into your personality. Facebook, perhaps, is not a healthy such view.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by SixSigma on Sunday February 14, 2016 @03:08AM (#11097556)

If all the world's a stage then we are only ever acting, never being.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by tremon on Sunday February 14, 2016 @09:33AM (#11098367)

Ooh, I like that. I'm going to adopt it, but I'll use "then we're only actors, not beings". Feels stronger that way.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by SixSigma on Sunday February 14, 2016 @12:50PM (#11099152)

:) go for it, I like that too.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by throwawayaway on Sunday February 14, 2016 @06:45AM (#11097913)

I have a hard time distinguishing someone's behaviour from their innate personality. Perhaps forgiveness is the key.

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by Disruptive_Dave on Sunday February 14, 2016 @09:11AM (#11098302)

Timely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z0XS-QLDWM

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Re:Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off s... by Disruptive_Dave on Sunday February 14, 2016 @09:17AM (#11098319)

My experience has been mostly the opposite of this. Look at the two environments logically; it is much, much easier to mold or craft a persona online than it is in person. I've had way too many experiences reading something someone wrote on Facebook when I know, for a fact, it is a lie or a wild deception. Most times, they wouldn't get away with that so easily in person.

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