antisocial media
It occurred to me last week, while driving past a Chik-Fil_A, that social media is starting to become antisocial. The fast food chain had a sign in their window that promoted their free Wi-Fi. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love surfing the Net just as much as the next person, but I think there are more appropriate places, like a Starbucks, hotel chains, etc. Do people really have to drag their laptops around everywhere they go? Can’t they have a bite to eat without getting on the computer? What is next, Wi-Fi at the local Olive Garden? It just seems to change the whole environment when people have their faces engrossed in their screens. At least the iPhones are a little more discreet, and people seem to be surfing shorter intervals. But, again, maybe I am alone on this one. I just hope that these new social media tools are used to their best ability, and don’t necessarily replace other forms of media, such as emails. And I definitely think they are important tools to have, and there is still a lot to be learned from them.
I would just like to add that I love Facebook, but I think that it is hard to say anything of real importance or personal thought because it goes to a big group of folks. Nothing is truly personalized anymore. So, in summation, I think that we all need to keep our social media in check, use it when appropriate, and maybe strike up a conversation with the person next to us at Chick-Fil-A for starters.
