Image: Man constructed by words.
It is claimed by Lurie McNeil (2012) that, “there is no I in network,” and is later explained within he article on with the understanding of posthumam auto/biography. We identity ourselves with the construction of multiple external influences and factors rather than just ourselves. This is relatable to the idea of the public sphere (Kuttainen, 2016), it is commonly found that people would stick together with those that hold similar views or interest to themselves. This kind of behaviour can be found almost anywhere, school students, musical artist, social groups and Facebook, however when lacking in a relation of views to one another people would leave social groups or be excluded by others.
As we remove those with opposing views we put ourselves in a flitted bubble (Kuttainen, 2016), entrapping ourselves in a world where we’ll see only those that agree and support your own views. Over Facebook this is commonly conducted by either unfriending or blocking. From experiences I’ve realised that social groups on Facebook conduct these acts often, telling those to remove themselves or be removed from the group.
Although filtering is done be people, by the use of algorithms Facebook has unconsciously made the act easier. By identifying you opinion and views etc. it help the program to show you news/groups that are relevant to your opinion. This is seen made clear of from a news article by, David Lumb over on the site, fastcompany.com, as he explains how the lacks of exposure to another perspective causes the result of social bubbles.
By existing within these social groups we also construct a certain identity around ourselves, as a believer of this or interested in this etc. clearly stated by McNeil (2012). Therefore by doing so it is clear to state that, “there cannot be an I in network”.
Reference
Kuttainen, V. (2016) BA1002: Our space: Networks, narratives and the making of place, lecture 6: Networked Narratives. [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://learnjcu.edu.au
Lumb, D. (2016). Fast company. Retrieved from https://www.fastcompany.com/3046111/fast-feed/why-scientists-are-upset-over-the-facebook-filter-bubble-study
Man constructed by words. [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/06/02/17/05/identity-795260_960_720.jpg
McNeill, L. (2012). There is no “I” in network: Social networking sites and posthuman auto-biography, 35(1) Retrieved from https://learnjcu.jcu.edu.au/webapps/Conc-camcontent-bb_bb60/items/getitem.jsp?as_course_code=13-BA1002-TSV-INT-SP2&content_id=_1242562_1&course_id=_42849_1&doc_id=42357
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