Brave New World of Digital Intimacy
English 100
Molina, Jordan
September 25, 2013
What is the real me? News feed, status updates, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, when one hears theses word one usually thinks about social media. What is social media though? Social media is forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos). Through the use of social media one can create an identity. However is one identity confused among the way? In Thompson, Clive article “Brave New World of Digital Intimacy” Thompson describes the relationship between one social media identity and one actual social identity. Thus because of the use of social media one’s identity can be confuse. In this present day, with my generation, Thompson explains, “[that social media] participation isn’t optional… [that] if you don’t dive in…other people will define who you are” (Thompson 8). It is sad but true, I have seen it happen before. Once two girls (from my high school) where fighting in and out of social media. Thus girl A’ deletes her face book account. Girl B’ seeing this, thought it would be a great idea to create a new Facebook for girl A’. After adding all of girl A’s friends back girl B’ made girl A’ profile out to be something that girl A’ was not (to put it nicely). Soon afterwards everyone at school had a new “Identity” of girl A’ because of what girl B’ did. Long story short they are still fighting and the Facebook profile got deleted. The point being is everyone believe the new Facebook profile was girl A’ and because of what girl B’ did, girl A’ was being treated differently. Girl A’ was not like her “new” Facebook profile made her out to be. Thus the identity of girl A’ was confused. Though people can confuse your identity, one can also confuse their own identity. In some cases, one can create a fake identity. However Tufekci argue in Thompson article,
Molina, Jordan
September 25, 2013
What is the real me? News feed, status updates, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, when one hears theses word one usually thinks about social media. What is social media though? Social media is forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos). Through the use of social media one can create an identity. However is one identity confused among the way? In Thompson, Clive article “Brave New World of Digital Intimacy” Thompson describes the relationship between one social media identity and one actual social identity. Thus because of the use of social media one’s identity can be confuse. In this present day, with my generation, Thompson explains, “[that social media] participation isn’t optional… [that] if you don’t dive in…other people will define who you are” (Thompson 8). It is sad but true, I have seen it happen before. Once two girls (from my high school) where fighting in and out of social media. Thus girl A’ deletes her face book account. Girl B’ seeing this, thought it would be a great idea to create a new Facebook for girl A’. After adding all of girl A’s friends back girl B’ made girl A’ profile out to be something that girl A’ was not (to put it nicely). Soon afterwards everyone at school had a new “Identity” of girl A’ because of what girl B’ did. Long story short they are still fighting and the Facebook profile got deleted. The point being is everyone believe the new Facebook profile was girl A’ and because of what girl B’ did, girl A’ was being treated differently. Girl A’ was not like her “new” Facebook profile made her out to be. Thus the identity of girl A’ was confused. Though people can confuse your identity, one can also confuse their own identity. In some cases, one can create a fake identity. However Tufekci argue in Thompson article,