J. W. Traphagan@[email protected] @[email protected] In my view, social media should NEVER come first, or even second, or third in life. It's interesting and I've met some fascinating and enjoyable people, but I don't want it to replace my non-virtual, proximate life.
Dmitry@jwtraphagan @minogully @lyssasphere I don't treat "online" as another world - it may be complex, but it's integral part of daily communication and right now there may be people worth communicating, learning from and helping to online, and they're not less valuable because they're in different country or in different city, just there's no way to connect with them in real life in the same place. "Media" that spreads info is one thing, people we communicate are same people, even if online.
@dmitryro @[email protected] @[email protected] Of course people are people. But many on SM are anonymous and aren't even what they present themselves as being with their SM persona. The online world isn't another world, but I do set priorities in terms of which part of the world matters most to me.