Jonathan Fields from Awake at the Wheel posts again about social media replacing actual living, which ties nicely into both my recent post on that very topic AND the soft addictions post from less than a day ago:
"People keep talking about what a huge time sink social media can become…
But, I’ve noticed something else happening with increasing frequency. It seems like more and more bloggers and social media regulars are actually living their lives through social media, rather than living extraordinary lives outside of social media and blogging, then tapping it as a means to share their experiences with a like-minded community online."
Read more at http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/into-the-social-media-abyss/
"People keep talking about what a huge time sink social media can become…
But, I’ve noticed something else happening with increasing frequency. It seems like more and more bloggers and social media regulars are actually living their lives through social media, rather than living extraordinary lives outside of social media and blogging, then tapping it as a means to share their experiences with a like-minded community online."
Read more at http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/into-the-social-media-abyss/
I am trying a "Facebook only in the evenings" policy because otherwise I'll sit here all day and do n-o-t-h-i-n-g. I just do one big check in later on and let it be. We'll see how long this lasts!
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