I am not very surprised with these mantras at all. Everything you do becomes circulated rapidly from one user to the next. Secrets are lies, sharing is caring and privacy is theft sounds very forceful. These mantras sounds like a rule or a new federal law written down in the U.S code. It's like a person is being forced to put her business or private life out there.
In today's society, everything is public. People now post pictures and videos of themselves on social media for the public to see. And for those who do not like putting their business out there, such as celebrities, their business is put out there by paparazzi for gossip and profit. It's paparazzi's job to do what they do for money, so they will willingly do it.
I was a little worried for Mae when she said she would transparent in all that she does. I was worried for her because she was really disliked it when Francis recorded her. So how would she be transparent in all that she does if she is uncomfortable with one camera on her not to talk of many cameras?. I think Mae did not really mean it when she said, "she'll be transparent in all that she does". I feel like she only said that because that's what the people she works with would want to hear.
Everything we do in today's society is not private anymore because nowadays if you want to work for your dream job, in order to get hired, you will have to do a background check. This was the same thing Mae had to do in order to work for the Circle. The show "Quantico" is about the young FBI recruits who were being trained to be special agents. These recruits were chosen because they considered to be the best. But each of them possesses secrets and they all had to partner up to find out what their partner secrets were. I used the show as an example to support the reason why I said that everything we do in today's society is not private.
No one want a completely shut down life because it'll make a person bored, miserable and depressed. But no one wants their imperfections out there either because that could make a person miserable as well from judgements being thrown at them. I feel like the mantras are used mainly in jobs for the safety of workers and non workers. Because someone may be a danger to the people around him or her and will keep it a secret. So I somewhat support the mantras only because I care about the safety of people. At the same time, in some situations, the mantras are unnecessary. Some secrets are meant to be kept as secrets.
I think you used good examples to support your claim. However, there are some grammar errors.
ReplyDeleteYou consistently relate your ideas back to the topic, but I agree, there are some grammatical errors.
ReplyDeleteYou use a number of compelling arguments in this post that definitely warrant discussion, and your comparisons to daily life are effective. Just be sure to use transitions between paragraphs and ideas. I also think that it's interesting that you "worry for Mae;" I personally don't care for her and don't really worry about her well-being. I almost called my post for this week "Mae Is a Spineless Half-Person and She's Boring, too" but I thought that was too harsh. Do you think Mae is a good character that deserves your sympathy?
ReplyDeleteVery insightful post about the relationship between privacy and intimacy. The grammatical errors are there, but I think you make up for them with very good content.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job writing engaging arguments. I like how you explained the relationship between privavy and intimacy. Though, I agree, there are some grammatical erros, I think your ideas are inpiring and worth deep consideration.
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