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Steve Ransom

Simone Back Announces Suicide On Facebook--And None Of Her Friends Help - 49 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 06 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 06 Jan 11
     
    "Friends" did nothing.
Roland Gesthuizen

The Twitter Trap - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 22 May 11 - No Cached
  • my inner worrywart wonders whether the new technologies overtaking us may be eroding characteristics that are essentially human: our ability to reflect, our pursuit of meaning, genuine empathy, a sense of community connected by something deeper than snark or political affinity.
  • “The generation that had information, but no context. Butter, but no bread. Craving, but no longing.”
  • before we succumb to digital idolatry, we should consider that innovation often comes at a price. And sometimes I wonder if the price is a piece of ourselves.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 22 May 11
     
    "Last week my wife and I told our 13-year-old daughter she could join Facebook. Within a few hours she had accumulated 171 friends, and I felt a little as if I had passed my child a pipe of crystal meth."
Steve Ransom

6 girls arrested in Facebook teacher attack invite - Yahoo! News - 41 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Sadler said the teachers targeted by the threatening comments were shocked by the arrests because the six girls were good students. Some held leadership positions while others had top grades.
  • "I don't understand their motivation. I don't think they think about the consequences because they're young. They're pretty immature then."
  • Children's stresses are so great that they can act out on their frustrations. Parents need to monitor what their kids are doing on communication devices."
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 12 Jan 11
       
      Everyone gets frustrated. This is NOT a reasonable conclusion for being frustrated or stressed. What is evolving in the fabric of our youth that to even consider such actions, let alone make them public, is even possible? There don't appear to be disturbed young girls. The fact that they are likely "normal" in every respect makes this story even more disturbing.
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