Comments on: Thoughts on dysfunctional social networks http://ramin.firoozye.com/2009/03/04/thoughts-on-dysfunctional-social-networks/ Ramin Firoozye's Public Whisperings Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: AV Flox http://ramin.firoozye.com/2009/03/04/thoughts-on-dysfunctional-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-8 AV Flox Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:08:41 +0000 http://ramin.firoozye.com/?p=100#comment-8 Excellent piece--I am really digging the term "micro-fanclub." That's absolutely what it can become. It's sad, but at the same time, when you have a couple thousand people interested in what you have to say (or had for lunch), it does become challenging to follow all of them back in a meaningful way. Technology has made us available, but I haven't found a way to manage my relationships as well as I would like. Usually, when that many people are involved, it does start to change into a parasocial situation simply because you just can't invest psychologically in that many people. It's something I grapple with continuously. Excellent piece–I am really digging the term “micro-fanclub.” That’s absolutely what it can become. It’s sad, but at the same time, when you have a couple thousand people interested in what you have to say (or had for lunch), it does become challenging to follow all of them back in a meaningful way.

Technology has made us available, but I haven’t found a way to manage my relationships as well as I would like. Usually, when that many people are involved, it does start to change into a parasocial situation simply because you just can’t invest psychologically in that many people.

It’s something I grapple with continuously.

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