When Facebook Sucks a Little

Rufusboi · 05-19-2010, 08:12 AM

It seems like more and more people are getting into trouble over the FB accounts and do not realize either how to change the settings or forget that what appears to be their "private" bitching is not so private. You might even want to remind him or show him some stories of people losing jobs over their facebook bitch sessions. I think people just get too comfortable online and privacy, circumspection, and just good manners tend to go out the door. There seems to be this lack of understanding about repercussions. People feel they can say what they like, do what they like, and nothing is going to come back on them. Melissa teaches online and what students reveal in their intro bios is pretty schocking: addictions, mental health problems, marriage problems, kids, the personal problems of their kids, finances, lack of finances, I mean really personal and private stuff shared with a group of 20 or so classmates/strnagers who now know their name, personal details, what state or city they live in, how old they are. where they work etc.

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05-19-2010, 08:12 AM	#2
Rufusboi Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Partnered Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SouthTexas - On the Gulf Posts: 694 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 210 Thanked 429 Times in 162 Posts Rep Power: 505008	It seems like more and more people are getting into trouble over the FB accounts and do not realize either how to change the settings or forget that what appears to be their "private" bitching is not so private. You might even want to remind him or show him some stories of people losing jobs over their facebook bitch sessions. I think people just get too comfortable online and privacy, circumspection, and just good manners tend to go out the door. There seems to be this lack of understanding about repercussions. People feel they can say what they like, do what they like, and nothing is going to come back on them. Melissa teaches online and what students reveal in their intro bios is pretty schocking: addictions, mental health problems, marriage problems, kids, the personal problems of their kids, finances, lack of finances, I mean really personal and private stuff shared with a group of 20 or so classmates/strnagers who now know their name, personal details, what state or city they live in, how old they are. where they work etc. Rufus