To BE or NOT 2 B ? Is There a Question in There Somewhere?
About: opinion: facebook threatens to 'zuck up' the human race - cnn.com
It may even be Zucking us up as a species.

Sherry Turkle, Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, tells us there's a "shift" from an analog world in which our identities are generated from within, to a digital world in which our sense of self is intimately tied to our social media presence.
But this shift to a Facebook world of incessant "friending," Professor Turkle correctly warns us, is a "seductive fantasy" which is weakening us both as individuals and as a society. The problem, she explains, is that a "capacity for solitude is what nurtures great relationships." But in today's always-on social media world, our solitude has been replaced by incessant online updates, which both weaken our sense of self and our ability to create genuine friendships.
I call this shift from the private to the public self "digital narcissism." Behind the communitarian veil of social media, we have fallen in love with ourselves. But this is a super sad love story. Because the more we self-broadcast, the emptier we become; and the emptier we become, the more we need to self-broadcast
Tags
- online identity
- who am i
- digital narcissism
- mixed media
- seth
- narcissism
- GoForIt
Comments

It's neither good nor bad nor should nor must for me.





Thing is every body will adapt to the new media in their own way ... bringing to the table their own unique history and predicament. I have faith that no great and permanent harm will come to everyone from it.
There is of course this idea, offered mostly by Steiner and GW, that the more external worldly interaction you have, ... the more your internal spirit dies. There is perhaps a lot of truth in that ... some might say good riddance ... others might cry. I see it as a choice ... with no big and grand









P.1806 - #12,6 67-5-5-29-15-22 Monday
No more material advance now for subject, so while he can still do good work for the state or neighborhood - the oracle which here is good applies especially to Spiritual Advance & what is above & beyond ordinary call of duty! Past can be falsified by LUCIFER & future can be cheated by enticements of AHRIMAN. Mission of MICHAEL directs us toward the right position to take, viz. PATH of the CHRIST!





Narcissus of mythology tends to capture (in paintings) what today is done with selfies. #GoForIt



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