Taking Social Media Rejections To Heart
If you feel the sting of a "defriending" or "unfollowing" you are apparently not alone. In this world of ever expanding online social networks it seems rejection cuts equally as deep as it does in the real world. CNN's Breeanna Hare takes a look at how feelings get hurt in social media circles in this interesting article.
"People tend to think that these relationships are trivial and not very deep, but this is what we're moving towards, having a lot of our communications play out over the Internet," Purdue University social psychologist Kip Williams said. "That's the way it's becoming; this is how we interpret our worth. People care how many [online] friends they have."
To quote Brad Paisley "I'm so much cooler online"
"People tend to think that these relationships are trivial and not very deep, but this is what we're moving towards, having a lot of our communications play out over the Internet," Purdue University social psychologist Kip Williams said. "That's the way it's becoming; this is how we interpret our worth. People care how many [online] friends they have."
To quote Brad Paisley "I'm so much cooler online"
2 comments:
Thank you !
I started a Google Group. Had 100 + fellow Sunday School teachers.
Found it too difficult. Changed to a Yahoo Group.
Only 10 people followed me !
Crushed ? YES.
Coline, in Canada
Hey Coline, Sorry to hear about your bad experience but as the article shows, you are clearly not alone. Thanks for reading!
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