areportaboutthat surveymonkeyi madeaboutmyown facebookprofile

byanthonyperegrine
okayso,hereswhathappened.iwassittingwithmyfriendlaurenandweweretalkingaboutthe internetwhichasyoumayknowisoneofmyfavoritethingsireallylovefacebook.sothenwe weretalkingandlaurenandicameupwiththisideatomakeasurveymonkeyaboutmyown facebookbecauseiwasreallycuriouswhatpeopleactuallythinkaboutthestuffidoonfb. soiwentinsideandmadea10questionsurveymonkeyaboutmyprofileandtheniputitonthe internetforafewdaysandthisiswhathappened. plznotetherewasanoverallparticipationof110people,~75%ofwhomfinishedthesurvey. Thatisabout1/10ofmyfacebookfriends(!!!!wasntexpectingthat!!!!).

q1:doyouknowmeirl(inreallife)

thisisimportantbcthissurveyisreallymeasuringtheeffectofthemajorshiftinhowi facebookedthisyear~march/aprilwhenikindofleftbehindmybourgeoisacademic understandingofwhatcommunicationhadtobeandbeganprettyconsistentlyexploring alternativewaysofgettingacrossinformationontheinternet. thiswascoupledwavimportantchangeinaudience:whileisstillcommunicatedregularlyirl withirlfriends,thepeopleiinteractedprimarilywithshiftedtoanalmostexclusiveonline community(shoutsouttothealtlitpeopleivemetirl,includingsteveroggenbuck,rachel pattycakebell,kickflipmctwist,nathanmasserang,olivialilley,etciluall).soiwantedtoestablish earlyonhowmanypeopletakingthissurveyfellinthethreecategoriespresented:online,irlor somecomboofboth.

q2:howdidufindthissurvey

unsurprisinglymanyofthesepeoplewerefrommyfbbutweshouldalsonoticethatsomeone foundoutaboutthisduringtheirnsabriefing,whichisvconcerningithoughtiwasonalistbutto haveitconfirmedisintense.

q3:ingeneral,like,whatsuroverallopinionofmyinternetusage.

iamhappythatsomepeoplereallylikemyinternetusagebutamconcernedthatsomany peoplejustlikeit.iwanttogettothataudiencebetterandbecreatingbettercontentforthem.i amnotsurewhypeopleareabouttohidemebuttheyareprobablylibertarianssoimnotv concernediftheyhideme.iamhopefulthatthe12peoplewhoalwayswanttounfriendmeare joking,andamconcernedthatnoonewhohashiddenmetookthesurvey.thatsrslygetsinthe wayofunderstandingwhysomeofmycontentisoffensiveortoomuchbutthosepeopleare probablyalsolibertariansorlikerepublicanssoiremainmostlyunconcernedbutalsoapartof myheartgetssadwhenithinkthatsomeonemusthavehiddenmefromtheirfeed...itslike theyrehidingapieceofmysoul:( okayletsmoveon

q4:Doyoulike,dislike,orneitherlikenordislikeBarackObama?(thisquestionwassuggested bysurveymonkey)

thisquestionactuallybecamesuperinterestingijustputitinbcitwasrecommendedandi thoughtitwasfunny.butwhenwegettothepoliticspartyoullseehowpeoplereacttomy politicalpostsbuttheyoften(muchmorethannottoo)chooseadifferentresultthantheonei wouldchoose,whichisdislikeagreatdealbcbarackobamaisaclimatetraitorwarmonger whobringsshametothenobelprizeandtochicagoorganizing,thatasshole.hasoyeahpeople seemtolikeobamaalotmorethanidoha.

q5:shoutsoutto(chooseurfavoritethingido):

lolilovedthisone.iamsogladselfieshadsuchastrongshowingitrulybelieveintheselfieart form!!!andnotjustbecausesteveroggenbuckandrachelpattycakebellpopularizeditin 201213(hehe!)butyeah,ithinkselfiesarevfunandactuallyvexpressivewaystoshowwhere urandhowufeelandhowtobenotable iamexcitedthatpolitcalcommentartymadeitsohighandwon!!thatisreallywhyiamputting effortintothissoimgladthateventhoughitwasasmallmarginitstillone. shoutsouttothe6peopleiflirtwviamessaging

q6:ifipostsomethingaboutpoliticsdoyoureadit?why/whynot? q6washyperstressfulformebcthisisreallysecretlytheheartofthesurvey,andevenmore thanthat,whyibelieveinsocialmediaanyway.ireallylikewanttobeabletoengageinsome reallycriticaldiscourseonfacebook.comandmanyoftheresponseswerefrustratingtomebut alotmoremademefeelreallygood.theresponseslandedeitheronfuckyeahdudeurgreatto urfuckingdumbandtherewasalittlegrayareaexceptingpeoplewhowerelikeitsinmy newsfeedorlikeuposttoomuch.herearealotoftheonesthatithoughtweremostintersting

^thisonemademeexplodeeverytimeireadit.idontunderstandhowibaseanythingin emotionnotlogicbutOKAYKEEPSAYINGTHINGS.andidontevenknowwhattooradicalcan mean,likeshouldntitmatterifitiscorrectornot?anywaythisonepissedmeoffalot

^doesthisseemcontradictorytoanyone.posttoooften/goodthatipostoften

^?????

^thisonewasreallycooltoread,bcidotrytowalkthewalksoitwasnicetogetthataffirmed. shoutsouttothisperson

^yepjusticeisahardtaskmaster

^theyregoodpointsbutdisagreeable,okay

^)

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^thisone,again,mademehellamad.likeexpandmyhorizonsdoyoueven????youalso generallyagree idontknow.iguessattheendofthissectiontherewerealotofcompliments(~50)andlike~20 ofthese,whichconfusememostlybecausetheymakenosenseandimnottryingtobead,but whenyoutellmethatyoudontlikewhatisayandthenmakeanonsensicalresponseimlike, gonnabeabitmad!!!! thankstothepeoplewhotrulyboostedtheprocedurebycogentconcepts,likethatineedtopost morelinkstowhereiamgettingmyinfotohelpscaffoldunderstanding.iheardya!!!

q7:whatdoyouthinkofthatselfie selfie:

theselfie,anecessaryshoutouttothevanityofthesurvey,butlikethatishowitgoesyouknow ifyouwanttobebetteratfacebookyouhavetocometogripswithurownvanity.butalsolikei saidearlier,theselfieisavimportantformofexpressiontomeandthisisinmanywayshowi feltatthatmoment.iwasvtiredanddrinkingapbr.ihadrecentlyranmyhandthroughmyhair thusitsextrapointiness.peoplehadahellatonofopinionsaboutallthisrangingfrommeanto flattering(imsuspiciousoftiffwinessayingimaqthehe!) letsbreakthisdownabit.

^)

^thiswasacommontheme

^urdumbudummy

^succinctbutistillcried

^mostcommontheme,mostlypeoplegavemefunnycomplimentslikethis.thanksforbeinga friendlyworld,world!!

^ipokewhoeverfbrecommends,itsnothingpersonal

^lol,solid

^trulythankyou!!!

q8:ratethefolowing:whatareyouropinionsaboutartanddoyoulikeitdoyouthinktheinternet makessenseasanartisticspaceanddoesthissurveycountasart?(yesonleftnoonright)

whileknowonlyabitaboutartalotofpeoplethinkthiswasartistic.

q9:doesitmakeuuncomfortabletothinkaboutfacebookasartratherthanjustaplacetotalkto peopleandisitridiculousthatiwouldtrytodothat(fromgoodtobadaslefttoright)

icantdecipherthisoneeither.sorryiwasreallytiredwheniwrotethis.letsmovetothe conclusion

CONCLUSION: overalliwouldsayiamdoingreallygoodbutcoulddobetteronfb iplanonincludingmoredirectsourcestopoliticalpoststohelpscaffoldunderstanding,whichis realizeisimportantwhenprovidingnarrativesoutsidethehegemonicbullshitoftherepub/dem divide.alsobeinganonviolent,anticapitalistanarchistihavetorealydoalotofexplanationbci dontreallyfitintousuallyarchetypicalpoliticalidentitiesthataremainstreamed(lamestreamed!) anywayialsowishihadaskedaqabout1d(onedirection)whichiffeelisoneofthemore uniqueaspectsofmyself,andalsoiwishihadaskedaboutmycoverphotosandprofpicsbci amactuallyhypercognizantofthebrandingthatthoseparticularpiecesdo. imreallyinterestedindoingamorefocusedsurveyaboutmybrandandwhatpeoplepercieveit as.imightalsowaittodothisuntilivedonemorebranding.brandingisthehuman experiencewearealwaysperformingidentitiesandofferingourselvestobeseenbyother people(whichiskindafunnywhenuthinkaboutit)soialsohopethissurveyencouragespeople tothinkabouttheirbrandandwhatidentitiestheyhaveandhowtheiridentitiesintersectwith whattheywanttotellpeople finally,thankyoutoeveryonewhoparticipatedandreadthisreport.ihopeitwasinterestingto read,andihopeuconsiderdoingasurveytoo,maybeyoucanlearnfromwhatyoulikedordidnt likefrommine.iwillprobablydothisagainbecauseitwasfuntbqh.