http://gizmodo.com/5429020/why-does-a-mom-tweet-her-sons-death-in-near+real-time
This article sums up exactly why I philoshopiclaly do not believe in updating others on your life through social networks or networking sites. While this is a dramatic example of a woman posting info about her childs death and remebering him on twitter. the author states
“The NYT article is excusing her by saying that “it feels perfectly logical that Shellie Ross would reach out to that community with her pain.” Really? How is that “logical” again? Do you mean as logical as plastering the front of your home with photos of your dead kid, and publicly declare that you are “remembering” him shouting through the window? With a bloody megaphone? And what is that community of 5,400 followers? Are they 5,400 friends? Or just 5,400 spectators? And since we are at this logical game, could we step it a little bit further and turn on the Justin.tv webcam? I want to see the tears, please. What’s the difference, anyway? It’s all about “reaching the community” because everyone feels isolated, after all.”
I have found a similar example on a much smaller less infuriating scale that illustrates the same concept in everyone rushing to post RIP chris henry. It is unfathomable to me that people are so anxious and have such a desire to tell everyone even a lot of people they are not that close to what they are thinking, what they are experiencing ect.
Whether you are expressing that you want a nfl player to rest in peace or that you are deeply grieving about the death of your child, to me it is all an attempt to get others to care or know more about you. and at the same time, to me, it illustrates that you do not know or care enough about yourself, which is why you desire everyone elses attention and consideration
