Online Privacy

     I'll start by saying one thing:  I'm very glad I never got into social media.  I feel like I really dodged a bullet there.  I'll say another thing:  I'm not letting my future kids get into social media.  I'll get them into video games like my dad did for me.

    In all seriousness, though, it's pretty scary how the world has gotten.  We as humans have become so reliant on technology.  It's scary how quickly we've become so entirely dependent on the internet.  I forget where this quote is from, but I think the quote "What one generation does in moderation, the next one does in excess," applies here.  It only took one generation for humanity to become entirely dependent on technology.  

    Hearing about how we have practically no privacy online is shocking to hear about, but it doesn't entirely surprise me.  I've heard stories about people being doxxed or having their identities stolen before.  I've heard people say, "Be careful what you put online, because once it's there, it'll never come off."  But to hear specifics of how widespread this is is eye-opening.

    To go back to my first point, I never really got into social media.  I only made a Twitter account to participate in a giveaway Nintendo was doing (which I didn't win, big surprise there), and I never used it again.  After this class, I deleted my account.  It won't be missed.  I also have a Facebook account, but, again, I never use it.  I only use it to send "Happy Birthday" messages to friends, and even then, I don't do it for every friend (Also, for the record, I'm not one of those people who has 5oo friends on Facebook; it's just my family and some friends from school or church).  I'm glad that I haven't really put that much of myself out there online.  It's like a toothpaste tube: once it's out there, there's no undoing that.

https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_your_online_life_permanent_as_a_tattoo/up-next?language=en

 

 

Discord is the only real "social media" site I use (I don't count YouTube as social media, but I use that, too).  It was made to be a social media site for people who play video games to connect.  I only use it to talk with friends I know in real life.