I had Tuesday off work last week and took the time to catch up with two friends; good chaps, dependable, capable and who's company I enjoy; we had lunch, enjoying the discussions, catching up with the latest and generally just talking shit as we tend to do.
One of them was telling me about his boss who isn't popular in the workplace because he's, hmm...how can I put this delicately, a fucken asshole, and how the fellow seems incapable of keeping his mouth shut even in respect of personal staffing matters which is not the done thing these days. A personal matter was divulged to several of the staff, one concerning a woman that worked there and it's blown up in his face; the boss is likely to be demoted at best and fired at worst.
The three of us come from a background in which keeping one's mouth shut was expected meaning information was kept within a tight circle and one simply did not mention it outside of secure environments no matter what. Ok, that's a work environment you say, true, but back in those days people in general were more guarded and careful with what they said and the information they divulged - Now they just blurt it out like idiots. People seem eager to tell everyone everything and while it may seem initially harmless, information is power, and withholding that information especially in this cyber-world where people are compromised so easily makes sense to me - why don't people lock up their information, shut their mouths, or at least think long and hard before what and when to share?
Society seems to have lost its filter and certainly it's sense of restraint when it comes to sharing online and I think that's led people to speak more freely offline too, it's formed a habit that has caused people to open their mouths before thinking how what they say will affect them or others. My friends and I chatted about it, three dudes who value security of information and actively protect it, and ended up just shaking our heads in disgust at how readily people throw their personal information around.
What are your thoughts on this situation and what factors do you think have led people to feel the need to share more than they should; do people seek validation, want to show off, feel relevant in other people's estimation, is it ego and hubris or cluelessness? If you have any thoughts and want to share them please go ahead.
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I want to think of something nefarious about this trend towards putting all of the information out there, it certainly serves the interest of the governments and data companies. At the same time though, people are so manipulated by the algorithms and shit that they could have changed their behavior without even knowing it.
IG sucks when people do shit like that - it’s embarrassing for the person and should be libel or something from the idiot who ruined that confidential nature. At the same time - I’m glad people are that fucking stupid because nature does eventually take its course.
Agreed, people are cajoled and "rewarded" (by AI/algorithms) and the weak-minded acquiescence, without care for the long term implications.
Yeah, on the fucking stupid comment but it touches everyone as well. It's crazy what people think is the way forward, thoughts and actions, but that's the sheeple for you huh?
When it comes to sharing information that is not ones to share, I think it can be a little of all those things you listed. Just depends on the person I think.
As far as sharing personal information, when I share something of my personal life it is to try and make a more personal connection if that makes sense. Most likely I should be more careful, and I try not to share to much, but that ship has probably sailed.
I don't mind people sharing information, it's how much, why and when (and the accuracy of it) that has to be evaluated before releasing it. We can share, but need to know where the over share like is and stop before it.
As for making connections, I get it, you know I get it, and some things are worthy of sharing with the right people. Here on Hive...well I think it's a personal choice but everything is available on the internet and on Hive it's forever...people's social security numbers, addresses, birthdates, family connections, medical records, drivers licence numbers...one just needs to know how to find it and exploit it...so best to keep things under wraps as much as possible...or use misdirection. (Psyops bro.) 🤐
I think the main factor is people are losing it. Technology has made people lazy and not really think on their own with things like chatgpt. Their mind has been brainwashed by their idol influencer who probably does that showing off or sharing more than needed. It's mainstream so they follow it. I'm not sure but that's what I think.
I do not disagree with you. ✅
Hi Galen, I think there are several reasons why people share personal information so frivolously. I don't know if there is a press in Australia that is called the "heart" press here.
The protagonists of this press are people who are famous just for showing their personal life or that of other "celebrities". It is a press with many followers in Spain and a bad model of life: no need to make an effort in life, you can be famous and earn easy money talking bad about someone else, selling the exclusive of the wedding, after divorce, etc..
To this cultural environment, which rewards this way of life with fame and money, we must add another reality, the immediate need for validation (followers, likes, rewards) of many users of social networks.
Finally there is greed, a very close friend, what I understand by a friend, was scammed a few months ago about 6,000 euros, offering him a great deal in cryptos. Speaking of privacy, in this "business" he shared a lot of personal data. When he asked me for help, it was too late, although at least he stopped throwing his money away.
That's all for now
Yep, people are sheep and they follow others even though those example being set are not good ones. The need people have for relevance, validation and to have their ego stroked is a plague. You say it well and I've nothing to add.
I hope you have a good Sunday.
Thanks Galen. Until Monday, have a great week.
Silence is golden. I don't like people who talk about other people to everyone. This is disrespect for people. A person who cannot keep his mouth shut can, in some cases, let down the entire team.
Some people don't know when to stay silent and when to speak up...there's a fine line between not enough and too much I guess and certainly speaking out when one shouldn't as with the chap I mention in this post is never acceptable.
Strangest is people feel untouchable behind social media screen, I find it tasteless discussing people when there are so many more interesting topics out there.
When you have a problem discuss it behind closed doors, it's not something to glibly put out there online.
Sharing personal experiences/information with intention of assisting others is a totally different thing. Once again be cautious as many listen silently scraping info for misuse.
Keyboard warriors, all talk from behind their screen and little action in reality. I don't like the oversharing ethos so many have and see no point to it other than propping up egos or those with a lack of confidence in the real world.
Once you online long enough you see the fakes or stirrers, simply delete them, or close accounts down which took me three months to sift through in early 2020.
Keyboard warriors or trolls, simply a waste of internet bandwidth.
Hive is the only social media I use, I'm not interested in the others and the rubbish found there...there is plenty of rubbish on Hive too which I ignore. Almost all of the accounts people reblog to my feed get muted to be honest, I don't like my feed being filled with people I haven't chosen to see. I'm good at filtering out the rubbish.
Only two I have now is X for quick news updates, FB which I loath, is very old friends or contacts who simply don't appear to see how stupid/wicked that platform is.... Hive is the only social media for connecting and sharing.
I wonder why you keep something you loath.
Very tempted to simply switch off as I did with the rest, too many family or old friends there, perhaps one day....
I am a believer that a secret only stays that way if no one else knows. So once another person knows, there is already the possibility of it spreading.
I think people are so used to social media, where they share all sorts of things about their life, that the line between what they shouldn't share can sometimes disappear. Or a lot of times, people are just stupid. They don't think before they speak.
Yep, they whine and complain when they get scammed and on the other hand send out out all their personal stuff onto social media and in other places without a care. Weird.
It seems to me that the activity of some people on social networks (ordinary people but also various influencers who have a large number of followers), posting edited content, with embellished stories, pictures, leads all other people who follow them to feel the need to somehow statement, so they also start publishing content, which is not edited and which reveals much more information than it should (names, dates, locations, plans, pictures...). and then they wonder how it is that their apartment (which they bragged about where it is and what it looks like inside when they were buying furniture and taking pictures of it) was robbed, while they are at vacation 🙂
And this can be used by information hunters, who can further target a person by working on social engineering...
I guess that's why various attacks and breakthroughs are happening more and more often in companies today.
People think that "no one wants them and that they are not important to anyone", and it is precisely on social networks that they share information that can endanger them both privately and professionally.
That's a fair point, people trying to "keep up" with others and inadvertently releasing too much information. I still blame the individual as it's a choice they make. Dumbasses.
Many of us, at different ages and with different levels of knowledge of technology, have picked up a smart phone and signed up to all those platforms that only extract information, so it's not surprising that in the end they come off as "stupid" when they share something that bold.
They click and don't think about what they download from the Internet, and who they give the right to dispose of the information they permanently leave on the Internet...
Young people also fall victim, not only the elderly, but they seem to me to be the most endangered category, because in "their time", such a thing did not exist...
I have discussed this issue many times with someone I trust and we ask the same questions. I think that the ego is very big in people and that telling about one's private life is a way of saying something important, but also in many cases, the fact of showing oneself and telling everything hoping for validation or a like on social networks, can show a lack of self-esteem, they need that but some people literally kill themselves ....... that didn't happen before.
They even do ridiculous things in order to be seen. And they even count going to the bathroom! What is that!
We were given two ears and one mouth for a reason, I always say that.
Ego, lack of self-esteem, need for validation and relevance...all reasons why people overshare information and photos of themselves with less and less clothing usually. Idiots.
A lost society? Maybe yes...
A society in the toilet.
I think it was Nero who said.... ‘Burn everything’.
Yep, I'd strike the match.
And me from here!
I guess a lot of it depends on the situation, but even though I am more old school I have always had a problem keeping my mouth shut. That being said, I don't typically like to be involved with gossip and those sorts of things. I probably share more than I should about myself than I do with others. I usually have to remind myself to just keep my mouth shut. I couldn't say why I do it. I'd like to think I'm just more of an open person than many people think I am.
Well, I don't feel there's any situation that warrants a person divulging very personal information to complete strangers and random people on the internet for everyone to see and gather, including the social medias. Of course, each situation needs to be treated as an isolated thing and if people want to be nutbags that's ok too, they're the ones that'll suffer for it.
Other people's personal info for sure. I think for my own personal stuff, I'm trying to be more relatable.
Yeah, there's a difference in sharing a trip to see a niece play softball and other more critical or private information. I've shared a lot here but tend not to time-stamp it and even when I say, today, it might not have been that day precisely. No one needs to know to the date and minute what I'm doing except me.
I can agree with that even on traditional social media I don't list my comings and goings until they are well behind me. People often comment like I am on the trip still and I have to remind them that I took the trip a month ago or whatever. I have had some medical things happen that are quite personal, but I have shared those in the past too simply because I wanted people to be educated about them and maybe remove some of the taboo about them.
I agree with that, the medical thing too.
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