What is on Your Mind?

No, because when a friend unsubscribes, or we unsubscribe to a friend, that only means we do not see their updates in the news feed.

So, if have a friend from my past who is a "religious zealot" and just posts religious messages, he has no idea I'm not reading his posts.

And yes, if you have friends who think that they want to update 100 other friends on their recent trip to Nepal, and do it by email, then that's not very effective.

It's much nicer to post and have people comment, discuss etc.

Personally, I rarely use email anymore... and only share using social media.

.. and OBTW, my friends back in the US used to "beg" me to post photos of my travel and lifestyle abroad to social media; because they want so see what I'm doing.. and I want to keep up with their lives "back home".

Of course, some of my "friends back home" lead some pretty boring lives, so I simply unsubscribe to them... We are still social media friends; but I don't have to read about the food they eat or look at photos of their dog..... that's my choice; but some of my friends have very interesting lives and I want to know what they are doing.

I have childhood friends who are in the music business and still writing and playing music. Social media is great, as I can keep up with their creativity.

I have friends who are writing a book about people and places we have in common. They post their chapters to social media and we read and comment, sharing experiences from our past lives together.

I have friends who are avid tech divers, and I want to see their photos when they dive to 100 meters.. and I want to read their decompression schedule for their tech dives.

I have friends who like to go out to dance clubs and concerts.. I love photos of their live concert and dance club adventures. It's fun to comment on these events and photos.

Without social media, none of the above would be nearly as enjoyable as it is now.

FYI, 2013 demographic survey results (one of many)

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Just don't post things in social media you don't want public.

Really, its not rocket science.

All the "nay sayer" arguments are no different than "nay sayer" arguments for all other emerging technologies embraced by younger generations and feared and loathed by older generations.

There was a time when the same arguments were made about "the Internet" and how it would destroy our lives and our privacy.

I use social media (and most all of my friends and family do as well) with zero problems; and without any fear of privacy, tracking, etc because I don't post things which I do not want public or tracked.

Simple.

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