I think it's a matter of personal mix. My younger brother and many of his friends post things on Facebook I would consider way too much for consumption on that scale - and also things I think are ridiculously trivial. But it's his life - not mine - it doesn't matter what I think.
He seems to be fine with interacting in that manner and he's a pretty sharp guy so I trust he has thought about and experienced all the ramifications of doing so. I think the idea of frivolity is more a mechanism of your social networking mix. What interactions are you comfortable with and how do you go about fulfilling them? Social networking is great - but it can enrich and damage at the same time. I think Grandin's point above is a very real and heart wrenching example of how letting otherwise personal interactions out allowed people to go through the grieving process in a way they would otherwise not be enabled to do. The triviality, or lack thereof, has as much to do with personal privacy preferences as anything else. Broader social nets will perhaps lean toward lighter topics - and more closed ones will tend to allow people to open up. Regardless, people are unpredictable and will always defy generalization. I do share Angel's preference for face to face communication for really personal things, but again it's my preference. If you want to reveal the most intimate details on your twitter feed, by all means, it's good reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39528 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
