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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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Re: Facebook Culture
« on: March 06, 2021, 05:03:01 pm »
1. What does the medium enhance?
2. What does the medium make obsolete?
3. What does the medium retrieve that had been obsolesced earlier?
4. What does the medium reverse or flip into when pushed to extremes?

1. For me the real value of FB is in maintaining communication and relationships with people outside my regular local social circles.  So for friends and family who have moved to other cities or countries I'm not only able to keep communicating with them, I get to see pictures and sometimes videos of them and their families which is nice.  This was not possible before without phone calls, emails, letters, which take more effort and are more formal, whereas facebook is a more passive and casual experience I can simply browse at my leisure.

FB groups can also make organizing communication easier among a bunch of people you know, though other apps like whatsapp has taken a bite out of FB here.

2. Local clubs, phone calls, letters/emails, and of course privacy, which is a big one.  Due to Facebook i have also never had a high school reunion since FB was created, because we all converse on FB.    It would be to nice to see everyone in person.

3.  Maintaining ties with old friends and family in a more globalized world.  People move cities more than ever, whereas 50-100 years ago this was less common, so it's easier to maintain ties with family/friends.

4.  FB also makes memes and posts that are political in nature that can be written by anyone, rather than journalists or other professionals, so less authoritative people can spread opinions on subjects that contain more falsehoods, including propoganda.  Can contribute to unfounded conspiracy theories etc.  I think like any social media it can isolate people.  Less reason to telephone or meet friends in person if social links can be maintained over internet.
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