We Are Data Response: LJ2
After reading the section titled We Are Data, it made me realize how much information is actually put onto the internet that many people may not even be aware of. There is a lot of discussion on self-identity and how much data can be shared about yourself that everyone has access to. I think it is important to keep in mind that not everything you see on the internet is true and accurate, and many times it can be far from the truth. People can be extremely judgmental and can perceive you in a way that can be either positive or negative. Many assumptions can be made simply through a selfie, or a picture you post with your friends. Everyones looks at things differently and what you post on the internet can look like one thing to one person, and a completely different thing to another person.
Cheney-Lippold states, "In a period of time only slightly longer than the average television commercial break, you will have generated, through your web activity, an identity that is likely separate from the person who you thought you were. In a database far, far away, you have been assigned a gender, ethnicity, class, age, education level, and potentially the status of parent with x number of children" (Cheney-Lippold). This comes to show that not everything that gets put on the interent, and not everything the internet pulls about you is true. This is a scary thought as I wonder how they pull this information.
I keep the mindset when I am posting on the internet that once it is posted on the internet, it is on there forever. With that being said, I keep what I post rather private and to a minimum. I also keep most of my accounts on private as there are so many crazy people in this world that can gather your personal information through social media pages and profiles. When connecting with new people on the internet what they see on your profile is their first impression of you. Another piece of information that was stated in the text was how "we are all layered." In simpler terms, this means there are different characteristics that are perceived of you from an online standpoint and an offline one.
Cheney-Lippold, John (2017), We Are Data, "New York University Press."
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Hey Ashlyn, after reading your post, I learned that I need to be more aware and careful when using the internet. I also like the mindset you mentioned that once it is posted on the internet, it is there forever. When you said that "not everything the internet pulls about you is true". It makes me realize about how we are living in a judgemental world. You never know someone until you meet them in real life.
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