How Facebook is Killing Your Authenticity

Re:How Facebook is Killing Your Authenticity by edderly on Sunday March 06, 2011 @11:40PM (#2296047)

Don't people talk differently depending on the company they are in? I think most people will have different levels of trust in their acquaintances, at the extreme what I might say to my significant other will be different to what I talk about with a work colleague.

The problem with social media is that it is typically a megaphone to everyone.

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Re:How Facebook is Killing Your Authenticity by LiveTheDream on Monday March 07, 2011 @01:11AM (#2296242)

Absolutely, and it is completely normal. The Japanese even have this concept explicitly ingrained in their language - 'Tatemae' (socially acceptable reality) and 'Honne' (informal, personal reality) [1]. This is essentially the difference between saying "I'm fine" or "Actually, my dog just died" to a random person or to your close friend.

[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A571565

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Re:How Facebook is Killing Your Authenticity by warrenwilkinson on Monday March 07, 2011 @02:41AM (#2296398)

But is it really so much that you're broadcasting, or are others eavesdropping. While it would be weird to say that to a stranger, in facebook your ostensibly informing your friends. That might make difference.

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