tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192057356997993641.post888601702864532241..comments2023-07-04T06:58:34.952-07:00Comments on Kelly Arlene Grant, Public Historian: Facebook as Panopticon: I am not doing well. Do you care? Or am I self disciplining?Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04296236974469163499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192057356997993641.post-66208734477542135932016-10-22T16:46:35.010-07:002016-10-22T16:46:35.010-07:00Social media can be both a blight and a blessing, ...Social media can be both a blight and a blessing, but does depend on our own dependency to it.<br />Reading your blog ( there's a word I never grew up with) I can see myself creeping out from your words.<br />Thinking back to the times when my children laughed at me for not being on FB. The common call from them was, "Oh Mom, come on, really....get with the times." So I did what most of us end up doing...signing on.<br />Since then my life has been interesting. For a few years I limited my time and amount of friends, feeling that I needed to have complete control on who could contact me. I rarely posted personal information and happenings.<br />But....being so wrapped up in the world of historical interpretation, fashion and generally bogged down in anything historical, my life on FB was bound to change direction.<br />Now I find myself chatting to fellow sewers, exchanging information, sharing insights into how to fix a problem and so many other things. I have become close to one person in the UK and will be meeting her in person come Christmas time.<br />I used to write letters to my childhood friends, but some of those do not use a computer, so sadly I write less and hear less from them and that isn't at all what I would like. But it seems that the phenomena of the internet is impossible to pass up for me.<br />I wish my parents felt the same, they would never have a computer in their home, it was akin to the devil living under their roof. Sadly they don't realize the benefits of it, by having the option to see photos of their grand kids growing up and other important things that have happened without delays of the postal system.<br />I can say in all honesty that being "friends" on FB with anyone doesn't not mean we are true friends. Those are made through personal interactions. But it is fun to share and can fill a void at times when one feels a little lonely.<br />We can spell out in words how we feel to hundreds in a matter of seconds, but it doesn't take the place of that person who comes knocking at the door or calls on the phone. Perhaps one day I may no longer need the media in my life......but until then I shall enjoy it when I feel I need it.Regencyladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084770366650864541noreply@blogger.com