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| + | WELL DONE! This piece is awesome. It's personal, you go in-depth on how you use Facebook, and the page looks beautiful. You'll have to forgive me for making this a short comment, but I truly think you've hit the nail on the head on your first go of it. I love the mentions of myspace lol, sounds like you've been on the social media scene for a long time. I can completely relate to having different levels of anxiety and willingness to share in different environments, AKA online vs. offline. | ||
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| + | Less as a critique and more as a point of discussion, do you think it's possible to create a true representation of identity online? In my view there is simply not enough social context to allow someone to create a true representation of themselves. It's not a black and white issue as many people like to make it. I think you can approach a true identity, but it does not come anywhere close to a persons offline identity where physical and environmental cues add to a persons representation and authenticity. Even then, offline identities manifest themselves differently depending on social and environmental circumstances. My identity as presented to my best friends versus my employers would be viewed as starkly different, but that does not mean I'm acting in a disingenuous fashion. Also, I'm always slightly bothered when accusations are thrown around that someone is being "fake" on social media. Just because they choose to represent themselves differently online doesn't mean they aren't representing themselves. By making conscious decisions to conduct themselves in a particular manner on Facebook they are displaying an aspect of their identity, albeit perhaps one that is misaligned with the visible aspects of their offline identity. For example, you say you feel more free to share and interact online than in person, does that constitute disingenuous representation? (I wouldn't say so! And I'm not accusing you of that haha) Or is it just another way that an aspect of your identity manifests itself in a specific environment? What we post online is revealing of some underlying motivation -- whether it's to deceive others and create an entirely different persona, or whether it's a genuine approach to reflect our being. Maybe we can talk about this some other time haha. | ||
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| + | You've knocked it out of the park already, but your writing may benefit from further discussion of ethical implications. It couldn't hurt to explicitly address some of the ethical consequences of the Facebook environment and how you choose to maneuver within it. I don't think these changes are required, but they may help improve the influence of your piece! | ||
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| + | Thank you for letting me go off on my own little riff about authenticity of identity haha. I'd like to hear your thoughts sometime! Let me know if you have any questions about my comments or if you'd like me to check out any changes you might make in the future!! | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 31 March 2016
Comment #1:
Hi Em!
WELL DONE! This piece is awesome. It's personal, you go in-depth on how you use Facebook, and the page looks beautiful. You'll have to forgive me for making this a short comment, but I truly think you've hit the nail on the head on your first go of it. I love the mentions of myspace lol, sounds like you've been on the social media scene for a long time. I can completely relate to having different levels of anxiety and willingness to share in different environments, AKA online vs. offline.
Less as a critique and more as a point of discussion, do you think it's possible to create a true representation of identity online? In my view there is simply not enough social context to allow someone to create a true representation of themselves. It's not a black and white issue as many people like to make it. I think you can approach a true identity, but it does not come anywhere close to a persons offline identity where physical and environmental cues add to a persons representation and authenticity. Even then, offline identities manifest themselves differently depending on social and environmental circumstances. My identity as presented to my best friends versus my employers would be viewed as starkly different, but that does not mean I'm acting in a disingenuous fashion. Also, I'm always slightly bothered when accusations are thrown around that someone is being "fake" on social media. Just because they choose to represent themselves differently online doesn't mean they aren't representing themselves. By making conscious decisions to conduct themselves in a particular manner on Facebook they are displaying an aspect of their identity, albeit perhaps one that is misaligned with the visible aspects of their offline identity. For example, you say you feel more free to share and interact online than in person, does that constitute disingenuous representation? (I wouldn't say so! And I'm not accusing you of that haha) Or is it just another way that an aspect of your identity manifests itself in a specific environment? What we post online is revealing of some underlying motivation -- whether it's to deceive others and create an entirely different persona, or whether it's a genuine approach to reflect our being. Maybe we can talk about this some other time haha.
Critique:
You've knocked it out of the park already, but your writing may benefit from further discussion of ethical implications. It couldn't hurt to explicitly address some of the ethical consequences of the Facebook environment and how you choose to maneuver within it. I don't think these changes are required, but they may help improve the influence of your piece!
Thank you for letting me go off on my own little riff about authenticity of identity haha. I'd like to hear your thoughts sometime! Let me know if you have any questions about my comments or if you'd like me to check out any changes you might make in the future!!
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