Status Update: I or Me? (Sumblog 8)

I really liked the activity we did about the Facebook connected with the I or the Me. I think it put the I and the me into perspective. I think the Facebook status can go either way. On one hand you are posting stuff that maybe you would normally never say in person. However, on the other hand you are posting something that everyone else can see and that creates a filter for what you post. You wouldn't necessarily just post all of your initial thoughts and be like the "I" because we all have sinful thoughts and would not want everyone knowing what you are thinking in general. I think the fact that your status updates are filtered through knowing that everyone will see them kind of stinks. We should be able to say whatever we want without being judged but we cannot.

I think Twitter is more like the "I". Although it is still filtered through the fact that everyone will see it, it is more of just tweeting exactly what you are thinking at a certain moment. I know I myself does that a lot with Twitter where I will just tweet out whatever dumb thoughts I have in my head. From reading other peoples dumb tweets I know that a lot of people do this too.

I think Mead's concept of the "I" and the "Me" are very good and also a very intellectual way of looking at yourself and thinking about your behavior and your actions. Here is a short video going over Mead's stages of self concept and giving great examples of each.