Something that has been nagging at my mind, of late, is what is called our social media ego.
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A search, brought up this article... "Social Media, the ego, and the self". Naturally I would love for you to click on that link and read it yourself. Also naturally, I have no idea how much time or inclination you have, to do so. So I'll grab some thoughts from it.
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If you are blogging, you are in social media. Most of us are in more than one kind of social media. For me it's just blogging and IG.
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"The phrase “social networking” itself contains the basic elements of
relating and technology; the technology is the “network” and the social
is the human bit. We use technology to do human things: to relate."
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Number of Friends
Number of Followers
Number of Comments
Number of 'Likes'
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"The word "self" is the wider concept, and is inclusive of everything
that comes together to create a self..."
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The "ego" is more discrete. It is the part of us
that identifies as “I” or “me” – it is .......... our conscious “identity” how we understand ourselves; it is also the part of us that defends us from slights and hurts."
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"The self seeks recognition from others ......... – the ego, however, likes its recognition to be
conditional upon its own expectations and desires."
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Our ego needs recognition, and social media can meet this need, via...
.Number of Friends
Number of Followers
Number of Comments
Number of 'Likes'
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When our ego gets recognition, it is called getting strokes. "...every time your ego
receives recognition, it purrs just a little, as if it’s been stroked."...
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"...and when it doesn’t get the
strokes it thinks it needs, it can feel pretty bad."
Have you ever considered how much you have invested, in the recognition you get, from social media?
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Your thoughts on this topic, please....?
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