"Alone Together"

     Alright so after watching the ted talk and googling a little more I have come to the realization that Facebook is the "filter bubble" king. Have you ever looked on the side bar the has suggested pages that you can "like?" I don't do much on Facebook but even as it is pulled up in another tab while I'm writing this there are no pages that I outright disagree with. And after researching more I found out that since I have 2 emails connected to my gmail account (including the one that is connected to Facebook), Facebook tracks my google searches and uses them to further influence what they're going to show on my page. I don't know about you guys but that is a little too close for comfort for me.
     Oh and to just add to the ever expanding need for my personal information, apparently Facebook and other social media sites are part of the problem of these so called "trackers." Now I know it's mostly for like advertising influence online but what happens if they give out too much? Like my phone number or personal email? I'm just not comfortable with it.
     I just want to say that I feel that I could easily live without all of the electronics that I have today. At least I could live easier than my 11 year old sister. My IPod recently got stolen and has affected me in absolutely zero ways during my day to day life. The only thing I miss is being able to take pictures and upload them to Facebook. (I know I ranted a little but I like the connections to my family) My sister on the other hand is almost never seen without hers and almost cried when we couldn't figure out the wifi password at a hotel one night. I've seen that in my age group you either go one way or the other. But with most of the kids my sisters age I've seen that they have 3rd limbs almost that consist of their phones and IThings. Even my brother who is only 16 is not nearly as dependent on his as she is.
     So let's recap;
1. I don't like my online activity being monitered so that advertisments can appeal to me
and
2. My sister needs to read some books :)

Hope you all have had a great week!