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on Jun 28 2012 4 comments4 DISCUSSING
Fantastic, I feel very similarly, I consciously try not to share content much on facebook like I would on G+ or twitter.
I'm not sure how I feel about this...on one hand it's nice to see (quickly) how a lot of my friends are doing with one easy swipe of the mouse but on the other hand...I haven't actually 'talked' with an old college friend in a long time because of this. It's so easy (like you said) to have this passive relationship with so many people. I feel informed but not connected (there is a difference, I swear.) To be completely honest, I'd like to have fewer of these passive relationships and more engaging relationships. Sure it takes a little bit more time to pick up the phone but there's nothing like actually talking to someone in person face to face or talking with someone in real-time.
What's most concerning is the way Facebook filters out people in our newsfeeds - I'm almost relieved to see my conservative friends' posts in my feed, because at least I know I'm not 100% filtered out based on what I click. This fact won't mean I disable facebook, though. I am careful with how I use it/what I post, and most of my posting is done through a third party app, too (twitter, IFTTT, Instagram etc)
A friend of mine summed this up perfectly just now when he said: "Facebook is so MySpace now."