i am incredibly apathetic when it comes to all things social media. i dont tweet, my facebook is blank, i am not linkedin. now before you start labeling me some kind of modern day luddite, i guess i should tell you that i used to be very involved with tech, in fact it was my career for a long time. but with all of the personal information that people put out there on the web these days, i cant help but think that 10 years, or maybe even 5 years from now we are all going to slap ourselves and say "what was i thinking?".
i could never have had a career in politics, no way i could ever subject myself to living in a fishbowl. i am by nature a very private person and the thought of putting every little thing in my life out there (or even the major things) just makes me cringe. its not that i fear what people would say, believe me my give a shit on that ran out a long time ago, its that i just dont want to live my life like that. some people value privacy, and some people do not. i am one who values it highly.
so ... why the hell am i on fu?
good question.
about 8 years ago a very good friend asked me to respond to an email, told me that it would really help her out. it was a fu referral, and i got roped into filling out a profile. which sat for quite a long time not doing much. then i did a little, then a little, and i think everyone here knows the rest of that story. maybe in another post i will recount how my old profile got deleted. maybe.
anyways. pretty boring for starters, i will try to be more topical in the future.