1) When we are electronically connected (either through the internet or through text/messaging) we tend to act differently. We may be more honest, more aggressive, more sarcastic, etc, than we would normally be in person. Why? Does someone’s online behavior really reflect on what that person is like in real life? Do you act that way? Why or why not?
2) We tend to share a lot of our daily experiences electronically. From what we ate that day, to where we are, social media has changed the way we present ourselves. However, we don’t tend to put everything online. Why not? What dictates what we put online and what we don’t? Does sharing our lives online make those moments real, or does it take away from the importance of the actual moment? Explain your reasoning.
3) When we go out to a fancy dinner, we might take a picture of our food. When we go see a new movie, we tend to share that they got it with their friends list. When we feel sad or happy, we tend to express that quite clearly online. What’s the point of sharing all this information – especially the incredibly minor stuff? Does it really make sense? Explain your answer.
4) I have a student who takes a lot of selfies. You probably have a friend who does so, or may be guilty of taking one too many selfies. Either way, why are selfies so prominent? What’s the point of them? Why take so many? Will they always be popular? Why or why not?
5) Kids brag all the time about how many followers they have, or about how many friends they have on their friends lists, even if they don’t know the majority of them. What does this tell us about ourselves? Why do some of us enjoy the idea of large groups of people following us, while others don’t care? Why do some of us feel the need to share our lives with strangers?
4.) I think selfies are prominent because people like to look at themselves. It's like standing in a mirror but you can take a picture and look back on it. Selfies are addicting, in my opinion. You may snap one and end up taking 30. I always take more than one selfie & delete the ones I end up not liking. There really is no point to them unless someone is gunna post their picture on social media. Sometimes you may look good & you snap a quick selfie so the next day you can go back and see how good you look. Selfies seem to boost confidence in a way. But I think as we get older selfies will become less prominent because we have more important things to do or even better things to take pictures than of ourselves.
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