the new entertainment

2009 marks the advent of social media sites and by 2011, today, their popularity has increased tremendously. Facebook and Twitter are probably 2 of the most visited websites today, and it’s always amazing how some people actually update the details by the hour.

Is self-disclosure the new entertainment?

I find it extraordinary how the desire for privacy seems to have waned over the last couple of years. In Facebook, it’s almost fascinating how much information we can find about our friends. Almost gone are the days, at least for people my age, when one gets surprised after seeing a couple on the streets and realizing that they are attached. Why this phenomenon?

Does it provide a sense of self-importance, a feeling of one’s significance?
Not long ago, the new trend was blogs and online diaries. Are facebook and twitter, software that allows real-time updating and instant links to other people, evolutions of those?

What is it going to be like to stay connected to this digital age 50 years later?