Uniter or Divider?

Clodfobble · 05-04-2013, 10:17 AM

Facebook divides, because we only interact in short snippets with people we mostly already know. The relationships we've already formed in that regard can only be spoiled and cause us discomfort.

A format like the Cellar, on the other hand, unites, precisely because we are exposed to people we don't know, who are given a chance to discuss their beliefs in a longer format. And if it turns out we still hate some of those folks after all, there's no net loss to our social comfort because we never knew/liked them to begin with.

View Poll Results: Is Facebook a net divider or uniter?
Total atomization no social value chaos to follow	3	50.00%
Total cultural immersion leading to happy fun land	0	0%
Sorta divides	1	16.67%
Sorta unites	2	33.33%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

05-04-2013, 10:17 AM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Facebook divides, because we only interact in short snippets with people we mostly already know. The relationships we've already formed in that regard can only be spoiled and cause us discomfort. A format like the Cellar, on the other hand, unites, precisely because we are exposed to people we don't know, who are given a chance to discuss their beliefs in a longer format. And if it turns out we still hate some of those folks after all, there's no net loss to our social comfort because we never knew/liked them to begin with. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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