Just a quick post about Facebook, the ever growing beast of data and targeted ads. It's been quite awhile since I've had a facebook (nearing two years), but from what I understand, it's getting more and more targeted at you. Yes, I'm talking to you, the reader.
I think from time to time about it, how much of FB is mapped, aggregated, and analysed...The entity that is FB doesn't see people, no, it sees gears. FB doesn't care who you are, they care what you do. Who you talk to. What age you are, what things you like.
And part of me says "Hell no! That's crazy to put all that information out there for everyone to see!", yet another part of me is wondering if I'm crazy for being so afraid? Is social media just a trend? Or am I really holding myself back from the future?
All in all, I really enjoy the peaceful life that I have, sans FB. I miss out on a number of different events, perhaps talk to less people, but I don't know...I kind of like being distant from all that. I know that my friends are true, because they are forced to text me, or call me, or email me. Something that's personal, not a mass event invite on FB.
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