Flickr: Don't judge a book by its cover...

...or people for that matter.

lostnovel
Originally uploaded by lostnovel

Okay we're talking about flickr. Sounds great. Looks great. Works great? Not in my opinion. Don't like it. Not user friendly.

But my biggest issue lies elsewhere (I sense a rant). Call me a jerk, but I have no interest in looking at everyone else's pictures. I prefer to keep my own pictures private. I am not anyone else's business nor are my pictures anyone else's business. As for other people's pictures: Why in the world would I want to browse pictures people have placed on flickr (or any social pics site)? Do I care to see 20 different people's pictures of their dogs in various outfits? Or 10 different people who have tagged their pics "bad hair day"? I just don't get it. This whole movement towards group projects and "everyone look at me" bogs the net with blogs and pics of themselves which reeks of mediocrity! Can no one do anything on their own anymore? Or is it that as we move away from family structure, we are conceding that we are more and more alone, and therefore desperately reaching out to everyone, anyone for attention? Wasn't there a time when such attention was earned or deserved? Don't get me wrong, I believe in everyone having worth. I respect life. I do not believe that anyone is better than anyone else. I am not trying to downplay anyone's worth or insult anyone. I just don't understand why so many people think they need to be known to the entire world. Will this somehow give them worth? Sorry for the rant, but the world's values today scare me and sometimes appall me. Reality TV, athletes as role models, plastic surgery, etc. Are these the things we value? What has happened to inner peace, quiet confidence, and humility? What has happened to integrity? What has happened to us all?