[Chapter-delegates] Private Life and Internet

[Franck Martin]

Yes, Fred that point was raised in the article and the argument that while it is true, the generation that I have lived with facebook, would find it strange to not find a trace of someone on the net when they recruit them, they may even judge negatively someone who does not have this kind of pictures, thinking may be there is something wrong with him/her...

What I like in the article is that it brings a different perspective on things, but I may not fully agree with this different point of view, however got me thinking ;)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Baker" <fred at cisco.com>
To: "Franck Martin" <franck at avonsys.com>
Cc: "Chapter-delegates" <Chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Monday, 11 January, 2010 4:14:09 PM GMT +12:00 New Zealand
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Private Life and Internet

I'm afraid that what comes to mind is from one if the old farts: "if  
you're not afraid, you don't understand".

> "Children today have no shame, shame, or privacy. They are posers,  
> whores of fame, little rascals pornographic who post their diaries,  
> telephone numbers, silly poems and dirty photos.
>

Children in every generation have had this characteristics; Plato  
reports that Socrates thought that the next generation was a  
significant downhill step from his. The point where I worry about them  
is when they do things that have consequences that they don't realize;  
employers today find the MySpace and Facebook accounts of potential  
employees very interesting reading, for example. I don't worry about  
kids posting pictures of themselves acting like kids. I do worry about  
them broadcasting it to people they don't intend, who might view it in  
ways the kids don't expect.

On Jan 8, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Franck Martin wrote: