Social Media Brings Out the Truth in You
Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 26th, 2008 9:00 AMYesterday, Gary Vaynerchuk posted one of his daily thoughts on life. The primary argument that Gary makes is that good will defeat evil through social media and the internet. I couldn’t agree more. While you can create a false image of yourself online, eventually you will be exposed for who you are. Then again, I believe that people will always be exposed eventually because in my world, the truth always wins.
You may be asking, “what about those that don’t use social media?” Every member of the next generation is using social media and the world will soon be completely connected. Am I scared? Well I’m concerned if the government tries to take over any of these organizations but given that the internet provides true democracy, I don’t see that happening in this country anytime soon (at least I hope not).
Being connected all the time and making your life public forces you to be a good person. You can’t run and hide. Instead, embrace the fact that you are good and you will be rewarded. If you aren’t good at heart you are going to be eventually exposed. It is going to become increasingly difficult to outsmart the system because it is becoming engrained within us. Watch Gary’s video to learn more. Do you agree?
March 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Intense, such a great truth. Our culture very much promotes a ‘good’ way of being, which is incredible in itself.
That said, don’t be surprised if we start to see social networks dedicated to being ‘bad’. Ever heard of AshleyMadison.com? Maybe not quite the same, but definitely along those lines.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I blogged about this same concept awhile ago - I think we’re bringing back the days of the “small community” or “small village”, where people knew everyone, and because of such were held accountable for their actions. That said, this is a new level of “small community”, in that there are still ways to maintain privacy:
http://staynalive.com/articles/2008/02/09/the-power-of-the-small-community/
March 26th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I completely agree with him. I definitely think more about what I say and how I present myself because I know what I saw or do could wind up in a blog post the next day.
March 26th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
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