I have an appointment soon so that will keep me from being preachy on this subject, but it is one that has concerned me for several days. Everywhere you look on twitter, facebook and other sites there seems to be the hard focus on how many likes you have. Doesn't matter if this is a person you would WANT to be associated with. Whatever happened to guilty by association? No one seems to consider this these days in the rush to get more likes.
But there is a bigger concern here than that...what about the one? What about the individual that gets lost in the drive for bigger numbers? Do you really know all those people who LIKE you or are you just on a quest to be most popular? For me, I would rather have twenty LIKES by people I interact with then one million strangers I talk AT instead of TO or WITH.
Just a thought people. We need to get back to what is important in life. Talking to one another, not at people we don't even know.
But there is a bigger concern here than that...what about the one? What about the individual that gets lost in the drive for bigger numbers? Do you really know all those people who LIKE you or are you just on a quest to be most popular? For me, I would rather have twenty LIKES by people I interact with then one million strangers I talk AT instead of TO or WITH.
Just a thought people. We need to get back to what is important in life. Talking to one another, not at people we don't even know.
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteYou have raised a good point. You, as an author, I am sure would like to know if these people are liking you for you and your books or, like you said, "Be on a quest to be most popular." Personally, if you are on a quest, you are not being true to yourself. When someone writes a book, they are sharing a piece of themselves with the reader. If you are true to yourself, the reader will connect with you on a personal level. That, to me, makes me want to "Like" the author and continue to connect with them.
It just hit me that we are all about the numbers, but no one seems to care about the individual anymore. I want to know who my fans are. I want to interact with them and not just blog to them, but for them. It all seems so detached. Everyone seems in pursuit of more likes.
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