I'm curious to know why people post their pictures on c/selfies. Wouldn't it be safer to stay a...

lapyn 2w

I'm curious to know why people post their pictures on c/selfies. Wouldn't it be safer to stay a little bit more anonymous?

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JingJunMa

I think anonymity is still only a concern for a small amount of users. Look how big Instagram is, and they just basically launched a new selfie feature “instants” or something like that lol

lapyn OP 1w • edited

A lot of Gen Z people are acutely privacy-aware, though, maybe even more so than older generations. They have private accounts, finstas, selective audiences, disappearing stories, or alt accounts where they’re much more careful about who sees what. They really don’t seem to be less worried about the risks of doxing, stalking, fake accounts and deepfakes than older generations.

Drenn 1w

There are actual researches about this and it turns out it makes people feel more important.

lapyn OP 1w

Really? Where can I read more about this?

Drenn 1w

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn3125

But in short: every like, heart or whaterver reaction gives you validation, that gives a dopamine boost.

It's very dangerous and was proven that people using social media very often have worse mental health.

lapyn

OP 1w

I can easily imagine that those dopamine boosts can be addictive, but I fail to see how "nanodomain coupling between Ca2+ channels and sensors of exocytosis at fast mammalian synapses" is related to this phenomenon. I'm a bit puzzled.

Drenn 1w

Perhaps I clicked the wrong link. Sorry

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Roxy 2w

For many the craving of popularity is more important than safety and we live in a culture where people post everything online.

KinQuro 2w • edited

Also some of them are just looking for new people for their OF accounts.

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but is one of the reasons.

Roxy 2w

More true than ever these days.

delilahblack

I don't know, I personally don't get it. I mean if they want to do that I guess that's up to them but overall I agree with you that's not something that I would be doing

Roxy 2w

I'm with you on that. I prefer anonymity and that's why my face is not out there for the web to see.

delilahblack

Yump. Especially if you piss the wrong person off by accident even by saying the wrong thing Man they will go through your entire life online and try to ruin it

Roxy 2w

Unfortunately there are more people like that out there than there should be. That plus the fact I'm kind of antisocial makes me a bit choosy about who I interact with both online and in life. I get the sense you may have some personal experience with something like that, although I would hope not.

noblerooster6245 2w

I don’t think it really matters. What’s the risk?

Roxy 2w

With AI it's not too hard for someone to take your face or body, put it on another body or face and before you know it, you're a porn star.😂 That's why it's important to not support deep fake porn. It's just wrong.

noblerooster6245 2w

How does that affect me?

Roxy 2w

So it wouldn't bother you if someone made videos that look like you are doing or saying things you aren't comfortable with?

noblerooster6245 2w

Not really. People can already do that without my input. There are dozens of pictures of me posted by my aunties. It’s beyond my control.

Kheldar 2w

For some it's a way to boost ego.
For other a way to say I exist and I want to communicate with you.
For some a way to say it's who i am.

I don't post myself or only with a restricted amount of people but I like to know rabbitors and what they look like.

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