TMI. More than you really wanted to know. We occasionally run
into that in the workplace, check out lines in stores, restaurants, any place
to people might share a bit more than we are comfortable with. Of course, no where do you see this more than
on Facebook – not just food photos (guilty as charged) but diatribes about
ex-spouses, political views, and so very much more. Way too much.
I remember letters
with stamps. I remember when email was new and novel. I remember Myspace,
Plaxo, and the opening of Facebook to non-students. I
remember when Twitter got overloaded and the whale symbol went up. Seen that
lately? No. Of course Google+ is still
out there even though no one cares and then what happened with Ello, the next
big thing?
The thing is we now have a real time debate with no real
consequences for chucking civility. It is an angerfest, an axe grinding
marathon, and sad mess. I’m taking a break for a week or month or year or who knows. I am sorry if you enjoyed
my event photos and will miss them (and congratulations to the folks who hated
them and no longer have to endure them).
If you want to hear about my adventures, I will post to this
blog..but you will have to be proactive in looking me up, I will not be in your
face on Facebook! For now.
And I am looking forward to less screen time and dusting off
my books, magazines, and the remote for TV
news.
So happy posting to you and if you need me, FB messaging
will probably not be as effective as an email or , gasp, a phone call. Hello?
