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The Social Networker : never alone anymore ?

It’s written in the books : we won’t be alone anymore because of “social networking”. Well…Such a great promise, such a temptation, why will we have to wait so long for that to happen?  At the price of too much time on the web, we  search and track new people that we call “friends”, without even knowing anything about them, just like new hunting prizes.  "Friends" are a  new measure of power.

Will the next NYSE will be based on the petrol price or gold, or the number of friends.  Interesting, speculation about people that we don’t even know.

It’s like human beings are unable to communicate, unable to create warm and value, with true relations. On the contrary, it's as though we have fear of the “other”, of real relationship,s just like single households, with young people who don't want to marry anymore.

And we create false evaluation, false “friends”…”Well it’s good to have Mrs or Mr in my relations”, “Oh God, you don’t know Mr…?”, so long, so nuts.

What about the true way of life ? What about comparing and debating and sharing political and technical opinions.  What about just “touching” your neighbour.

I see famous "friend" hunters, without firing any shots, with their “hunt board” : “Good day, I had xx more targets today…” ; and what for?   To expand career opportunities but to never post and pay attention to these “targets” ? They really haven’t any consideration of social behavior…And the worst thing is someone can do carry on this sort of faux friendship for years before being unmasked…

Let’s consider the topic on other side : the chance of being connected with the entire world.without travelling,  Great chance, that millions of people even today don’t have. Think about third world, and their far away distance from this modern world…

And let’s really appreciate each day, how we can do it : connecting people, to reduce unequalities and digital fences, and share ideas, feelings, know-how. The high speed education, information with respect of any kind of opinion and so on.  A marketplace, democracy of good sense, where every one listens to each other, and shares without forcing relationships that don't really exist.

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Technology grows fast. Faster than the consequences (some good, some bad) involved can be assimilated.  Only humans can think about that and control the machine. We  must always decide the result of our acts.

It’s a question of being aware of this state, before acting. An important question-- maybe THE question--of survival of the technology race.  The point is to serve people, create value for the people, not to be slave of fashion, which will never give anything to eat to hungry people. Which will never help anyone.

Everyone has a secret to deliver to others. It’s when we are aware of our chance, and how we can influence or help someone else, that we will build real social networks.

We must think about that, - and I know now you will -, when you will add next friend to Facebook. And comment this subject.

Comments? Advices?  Opinions?