The Game
No, I am not talking about the artist. I am talking the dating game. The internet has changed the game whether good or terrible. It's funny because I had this conversation earlier today and the new How I Met Your Mother is about the same subject. It is ridiculous what you can learn on the internet, basically everything.
You can find everything about me too. I live in RI, with a house that's worth a half a million dollars, making about $160,000 with a family. It's all true too! With the new Facebook timeline, you'll see someone's entire life in photos, videos, and more! And it'll all be true events! I think it's good to know stuff about other people, but everything? I guess it is the user's fault that everything is out on the interwebs.
As I see it personally, if you express everything on social networks and such, what more is there to talk about. It's probably has changed what people talk about. How can one know if the people they're conversing with has read their Facebook status, Twitter, Google+, or blog? Everyone hates to hear a topic be repeated. Or should these social medias be used as a conversation starter and expand upon them in real conversation?
The internet has changed how people interact like no other media has. How many first impressions are true first impressions? My guess is not many. Whether it's Googling, Facebook stalker, looking at their Twitter, or personal blog, people can easily find information about anyone. What could have been interest, can now lead to greater interest or the opposite, loss of interest. I am not saying this is good nor bad. Do people have to pretend to not know as much as they do, now a days? Or is it socially acceptable to "follow" someone's every move on the internet? People have to expect to be "followed" or why else would that post things?
It's quite humorous how I see online dating. The people that participate in online dating must be comfortable in using the internet. So, people put all their interests, hobbies, and favorite everything on the sites. But then they probably link to their Facebook, Twitter, and more. Basically everything about this person is online and easily viewed. Isn't the mystery of the game gone because of this? Isn't much of the curiosity gone? Impressions are made before much before even having any contact with this person. Whether the impressions are accurate is a totally different story. Do people pretend that they don't know as much as they do about the other person on the first date? I'm quite interested in how first dates go. It must be so awkward, and everyone knows how much I enjoy awkward moments (seriously).
Personally, I don't mind posting anything about myself (I'm very egotistical). I have absolutely nothing to hide (Maybe because I'm boring). I certainly don't post anything that affects anything/anyone negatively. But is it a negative thing to share as much as I do? I don't know. There are pros and cons to this. Pros being getting feedback from people at their convenience, expressing to a larger group of people. Cons being repeating a topic if people read the social media and people getting annoyed of the large amounts of sharing which they don't care for.
Got to love the internet.