Shaun Groves brought up an intriguing point in a recent post titled, Maybe This One’s Only For You.
The amount of what we share to the masses and what we keep private and personal is radically shifting.
Shaun quotes his road manager’s insight:
“My children are growing up in a generation without privacy. Their default will likely be to share everything. And they will probably eventually carry around with them the technology to make that possible. Natural even: Everything is for the masses. Nothing is only for you.“
Powerful.
I’ve heard some from ‘generation-y’ and younger mock services like Twitter and Facebook, opting for tighter social networks. How the upcoming generation deals with social media today and how it’s used tomorrow can shift quickly. However, the question still remains,
“Has privacy lost its value?”
[Image via Grant Hutchinson]
April says
I totally think that privacy has lost it’s value. I see more and more people (of all ages) posting on Facebook and Twitter all sorts of things. Just the other day an 18 year old posted about her tooth area giving her problems after a dental procedure…in great detail (gross). I see postings about going to eat dinner, just left my house, heading to the store and so much more giving away almost all the details of their day. Not only is it taking away from their privacy but is also leaving them an open target for thieves and more by easily telling others where they are at. I have chosen not to even let my son online yet (he’s 11) for many many reasons, one of them being that I want him to value his privacy as long as he can and learn to save some things for himself and his family.
Eric Dye says
Agreed. Wise decision, April.
Josh Burns says
I do think privacy is being valued less and less, but I think it is an attention complex. Kids are growing up in an age where it feels good to have people comment on our Facebook statuses, or “Like” pictures. I think this is where education comes in. We need to be educating kids about how to use these online platforms.
A filter I run through every time I post online is “Am I posting this to make myself feel good by the forthcoming comments and “Likes” or am I posting it because I genuinely want to share this with the world?”
I’m not against kids using online platforms, but I think it takes careful education.
Thoughts?
Eric Dye says
Perhaps maybe not less privacy, but less personal?