Please help me find a previous mefi discussion on the non-freakishness of non-use of social media

September 15, 2011 4:32 PM

Please help me find a previous mefi discussion on the non-freakishness of non-use of social media

It started mid-thread I believe and I'm not sure which part of the site it was on...might have been talk as well...would have been at least a couple of years ago I believe where someone explained why they were against someone saying you absolutely have to be on facebook (or other social media) or someone looking down on someone because they weren't using these tools or seeing them as a luddite.

The person commenting, as an example, wasn't opposed to social media just it did not suit them and how they interact with their friends so was just as normal and not a rejection of the future...I recall it as a good discussion....with varied points of view expressed.

I am looking for it because I am seen as an advocate for the use of social media in my workplace and I would like to point to that discussion to express that I appreciate it's non-use as well and believe that previous thread put it way more eloquently than I could.

And if someone could tell me if/how this askmefi question I started can be deleted: that would be great.

posted by terrortubby to MetaFilter-Related at 4:32 PM (11 comments total)

The AskMe question has already been deleted, meaning people can only get to it by following a link like the one you've given us here. Unlike normal posts, it won't be linked from metafilter.com or ask.metafilter.com (except, again, if someone goes out of there way to link to it, as you've done), and it won't be linked from your profile.
posted by John Cohen at 4:52 PM on September 15, 2011

Generally, moderators will delete a post at the poster's request; use the Contact link at the lower right corner of the page.
posted by not_on_display at 5:00 PM on September 15, 2011

Generally, moderators will delete a post at the poster's request

Again, the post has already been deleted. I don't know if the moderators will wipe out any trace of the post upon request, or if that's even what the OP wants.
posted by John Cohen at 5:08 PM on September 15, 2011

Every Facebook thread tends to go that way, but is this the one?
posted by Sys Rq at 5:45 PM on September 15, 2011

Or was it "I'm not a luddite (I own an iPod!)"?
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:48 PM on September 15, 2011

There's some good discussion in here.
posted by cashman at 7:55 PM on September 15, 2011

Is it this: How do you decide what to share?
posted by unknowncommand at 8:27 PM on September 15, 2011

The thread I'm remembering I think is a bit older but thanks for the suggestions so far.
posted by terrortubby at 11:49 PM on September 15, 2011

Like this post only an extended description of how they do keep in touch so the tools of social media are unnecessary to them...I realise this seems like a lot of threads so is a bit awkward when I can't be more specific about it
posted by terrortubby at 11:57 PM on September 15, 2011

I have a friend who says "I don't have a Facebook-shaped hole in my life" to mean that she's not opposed to it, but isn't interested in it. Yes, I do realize I'm responding to the sub-question, not the question.
posted by theora55 at 6:41 AM on September 16, 2011 [1 favorite]

"I don't have a Facebook-shaped hole in my life"

I need a t-shirt
posted by infini at 10:39 AM on September 16, 2011 [3 favorites]