Argument against my position: People are using platforms as their online diaries, broadcasting their personal wrongs and details of their children or family lives for the entire world, family, and friends too see.
Argument
#1: Oversharing may help people remember old friends or
connect to family or friends who live far away.
- "For most of
us, social media is their main means of communicating with
friends and family" (Durlofsky, 2018).
- "Family photos on social media
constitute connections between family members online not only
in the picturing of family in the photo but also as mediums
for pictorially sharing family news" (Lazard, L., Capdevila, R., Dann, C., Locke, A., & Roper, 2019).
Argument #2: If they're doing it for their business or some kind of work it is great to share information with customers and clients.
- "We can create blogs, forums, videos, and
information-sharing websites that provide information to the
general public, patients, and other mental health
professionals on mental illness, treatments available, and
wellness" (Joshi, K. G., & Gehle, 2019).
- "It’s become a
common practice for employers or universities to search
prospective applicant’s or student’s social media profiles" (Durlofsky, 2018).
Sources
Durlofsky, P. (2018). Pause Before Posting: The Benefits of Not Oversharing on Social Media. Retrieved from https://psychcentral.com/blog/pause-before-posting-the-benefits-of-not-over-sharing-on-social-media/
Joshi, K. G., & Gehle, M. E. (2019). The Role of Social Media in Private Practice. Psychiatric Times, 36(5), 16+. Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.libproxy.adelphi.edu/apps/doc/A589377095/AONE?u=nysl_li_adelphi&sid=AONE&xid=6a1508fa
Lazard, L., Capdevila, R., Dann, C., Locke, A., & Roper, S. (2019). Sharenting: Pride, affect and the day‐to‐day politics of digital mothering. Social & Personality Psychology Compass, 13(4), N.PAG. https://doi-org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/10.1111/spc3.12443