Comments on: The Narrated Life or Why I Hate Social Media (Sort Of) http://workingtexaswriter.com/302/the-narrated-life-or-why-i-hate-social-media-sort-of/ The Writing Life Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Joann http://workingtexaswriter.com/302/the-narrated-life-or-why-i-hate-social-media-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Joann Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:54:51 +0000 http://workingtexaswriter.com/?p=302#comment-2166 Social media should really be called social ME-dia because it creates a self-centered universe. Suddenly all those stray and stupid thoughts we all have become worthy of being immortalized. I often think the satellites orbiting the earth helping people share texts about where they are at that particular moment or cell phone calls about whether to get the frosted mini-wheats or Cheerios are such a misuse of technology. But the weird thing is, I use those vehicles and I know others who do, too. So we're all being dragged into a me-fest. The trouble is, I can never think what to Tweet. I think that writers often want to be clever or profound or, in my case, at least witty ... and there just isn't that much to say in the course of a day. Social media should really be called social ME-dia because it creates a self-centered universe. Suddenly all those stray and stupid thoughts we all have become worthy of being immortalized. I often think the satellites orbiting the earth helping people share texts about where they are at that particular moment or cell phone calls about whether to get the frosted mini-wheats or Cheerios are such a misuse of technology.
But the weird thing is, I use those vehicles and I know others who do, too. So we’re all being dragged into a me-fest.
The trouble is, I can never think what to Tweet. I think that writers often want to be clever or profound or, in my case, at least witty … and there just isn’t that much to say in the course of a day.

]]> By: Sylvia McClain http://workingtexaswriter.com/302/the-narrated-life-or-why-i-hate-social-media-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Sylvia McClain Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:27:15 +0000 http://workingtexaswriter.com/?p=302#comment-2160 You are so right on with this article. I too don't understand why people get so much joy out of narrating their life stories. Like who cares what you eat, where you are at that moment or even if you just had a baby, etc. I agree that people don't listen anymore. It might explain why all the bullying kids go throught is not noticed. It might explain why marriages are falling apart. No body listens nor pay attention anymore. You are so right on with this article. I too don’t understand why people get so much joy out of narrating their life stories. Like who cares what you eat, where you are at that moment or even if you just had a baby, etc.

I agree that people don’t listen anymore. It might explain why all the bullying kids go throught is not noticed. It might explain why marriages are falling apart. No body listens nor pay attention anymore.

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