Monday, January 05, 2015

Facebook Undersharing Has Become Bigger Crime Than Oversharing | The New Republic

Excerpt from an interesting social norm reality check

"The predominant complaint on social media used to be against oversharing, from banal complaints about your subway ride to reckless murder accusations. But in the past year or so, the balance has shifted: Whereas we used to question the ethics of sharing, now we question the ethics of withholding. It’s not enough to vent to some offline friends. Anyone who has a private story that might benefit others owes that story to the general public, and whatever is holding someone back from telling all—concerns about reputation, perhaps—starts to look selfish."
Facebook Undersharing Has Become Bigger Crime Than Oversharing | The New Republic

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