> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Billy O'Connor <billyoc at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I only joined Facebook at the urging of some union activists who were investigating the use of social networking websites to coordinate union activities. Now all of my relatives are on Facebook, though, so I'm stuck there.
>
>
> Sounds like you're in the same boat I'm in. So now, as far as
> Facebook is concerned, your relatives are all hanging out in the same
> public square your friends and co-workers are -- and anything you do
> with your actual friends now is at least potentially knowable to your
> family and co-workers. Not good.
>
> Those cheesy metaphors about the Internet being like a village, etc.
> are really true with respect to Facebook -- especially in the sense
> that everyone in your life knows your business and you know everyone
> else's. I wonder if Facebook will promote conformity in the same way
> village life did.
It's become quite a strange environment for me. For the first time in 25 years, I find myself editing my speech to cater to the lowest common denominator, which in this case is my little nieces and nephews! I'm going to stick to Unionbook, and just use Facebook to talk to my family, I guess. :)