The misanthrope's guide to social media

摘要

Yes, I know: you're not a misanthrope. A public servant can't afford to be one. But maybe, like me, email's so overwhelming you picture your head exploding like a shotgunned cantaloupe at the thought of voluntarily exposing yourself to more (potentially useless) information. Maybe, like me, you wonder why 1 billion other people on the planet (the number of subscribers Facebook's expected to hit this month) would rather communicate with "friends" electronically instead of verbally. Maybe, like me, you're a closet iconoclast: if everyone else is doing it, you'll be damned if you join the herd. Maybe you envy how easily your friends, kids, and co-workers navigate gadgets and websites.