Blog Entry 3: Status Update

Hey, everyone. I hope all's well with the class and that everyone experienced some reaction to right about in this blog entry. In the the American Life episode, it was reinstated with the girls being interviewed, or chatted with as it was very informal, that it is social media is all too relevant to the feelings of frequent social media users. The feelings I was speaking of  are the vindication of oneself through the social media and the levels that are appropriate within the social media hierarchy. If you are familiar or trying to get familiar with someone you have to comment, if you are a friend of a friend you like it, and if you are a close friend you must comment. Why? Why is it so important to see a notification pop up that someone you know liked your comment or image. Especially, when that person is apparent in your life today and when you would know the opinion and mind of the people that are close to you already, but still they must comment.

To me, this makes the online world superficial. That me juxtaposing with many others peoples view of the social media, but the idea that a comment from someone that is close to you on a picture you are proud of is more important than simply talking with them is astounding. That being said, I am not debasing social media as a means of connecting with other people. That I understand. What I am calling for is a change in the validity of the concept that a like equals value from someone that you do not know on a day-to-day basis. Where should the opinion of a stranger mean more than that, a stranger's opinion? The documentary also talks about people not understanding the two girls, their families included. Perhaps those people are on to something. If you don't get enough likes from people that you may not even know then the post was a failure. Why? Opting to put oneself under the microscope of a detached skulker of the internet world sounds terrifying, mostly because what the skulker says matters. The people that don't understand the like obsession from the podcast  may be on to something.
I hope my thoughts are to disparaged as I'll not disparage anyone else. Thanks for reading my opinion upon the subject of likes and social media.