collecting virtual friends
Connectivity should build community. But, when it comes to online acquaintances, collecting virtual friends make us lonely, not loved. We can put our attention where we want it to beWe will always be heard
We will never be alone It may feel as though we are making friends, but we’re actually making ourselves lonelier. We’re sacrificing “conversations for connection.” We’re simply using social media to create a better version of ourselves to present to the world. It is shameless self-promotion that we’re free to edit, alter and perpetuate.
Social networking is shaping a new way of being best described as; I share, therefore I am.
