Stranger on my own profile

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Browsing through my linkedin page suddenly my eyes went up to see who had shared the entries...much to my surprise the person who was sharing it was my 1st level connection. And much to my greater surprise I didn't know the person!!! I almost felt like a stranger on my own profile.
With hoards of connections on our social networks whom we barely know its pretty much like sitting in a room full of strangers. And that's not all..we constantly consume loads of information shared by them...over that we are addicted to hearing these updates from these strangers. What's also surprising is that a very high amount of our day to day lives are influenced by what we read.
This surely is like a massive screwup situation in our lives.
In olden days people used to feed on selective knowledge that either they choose or is being sermoned by someone  whom you trust or believe. At max you would have a gossip session with your known folks to talk about the latest. It was much controlled and may be even more conscious.
The greater fear is not just the information shared or consumed but the persuasive addiction these interfaces are bringing in. Its like you are addicted to it even when you know it makes no sense or benefits to your lives.
The next era of UX designers should surely start aiming to create spaces that help us control our influences through networks. To at least reduce a situation of being a stranger on your own profile.....

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