Setting Boundaries for Interactive Screens and Social Media

Below are the quotes that resonated with me most from the website, eetiquette.com, about the social contract that should be followed when on the internet:

This quote was important to me because it reminded me of how frustrating it can be to make plans with people these days. It always seems like messages are constantly being sent back and forth in a group chat with too many people in it to keep track of what time and place works for someone and not the other. Even when making plans with one person, messaging back and forth about plans can get frustrating if they do not have a timely response so you can make more plans around that other persons schedule. In all, taking a few minuets out of your day to call someone and talk live about plans is much more time effective than messaging someone with the idea in mind that it is more time convenient for someone to respond when they can. 

This next quote resonates with me because it is a rule that I already have for myself since I was 17, a freshman in college. As a freshman, I joined the sorority Delta Gamma where we had a rule for all of our members that we could not post any pictures on social media that were revealing or that had any paraphernalia in it. The reasoning being that we did not want to represent our sorority poorly, on campus or nationally, and because it was useful for future career prospects.

I believe that this is something that everyone should be practicing when engaging in any interaction online. More often than not, I would scroll through comments on a post on Facebook and find that someone is in a heated discussion with another. The internet brings the opportunity to respond immediately without giving yourself time to think over the situation. This causes more harm than good. I think that taking time to respond is an important thing to do so you can put the conversation into perspective and respond appropriately.