"Peep" Culture in the Age of Oversharing
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-07-30/peep-culture-age-oversharing
Tweeting as you head to the delivery room. Confessing your adultery on national TV. Sharing your family photos on a public website. Some people say "TMI-- Too Much Information." Others gobble it up and ask for more. The creation and effect of today's voyeuristic and exhibitionist culture.
Guests
Hal Niedzviecki
author of "The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and our Neighbors (City Lights, San Francisco); and Founder, Broken Pencil Magazine
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During the last 10 minutes of this program, someone asked about the significance of the rejection of the "Peep Culture" as a way to combat its negative impact. The author's response was (I'm paraphrasing), "If you're not online, no one will know you and you may not be hired for a job." I found his response troubling. I am aware of people who feel bullied to go on Facebook because of friends who are already on there. This type of strong-arming is just a function of the beast. I went on Hal's blog and now understand why he threatened the poor caller with the risk of not being hired for a job without a social networking presence - he is certainly deep in the mire and needs recruits. What's worse is that people who are actually using the internet to do much less selfish things are lumped in with this fraud. Nothing personal, Mr. Niedzviecki. But it's obviously your social science experiment is just another plea for attention and I don't see how bullying others into joining in the fun helps the situation. Thanks but no thanks. Can we get a counterpoint if he ever gets back on the show?