One of the students asked me whether I have an Instagram account. I said “No, I don’t have“. He then sheepishly replied “I thought that you have one. I have an account. I like to post English quotes on my Insta. I thought you might have seen it“. I asked him again “Is it important for me to have an Insta account just to look at your posts? Do you want me to stalk you via your Insta?”
When the millennials ask me about the trending social media and whatsnot, I feel old. Well, it is a choice that I made not to have more than 3 social media outlets. I have Facebook, Friendster (which is no longer existed), researchgate and my own official webpage i.e. https://people.utm.my/hadijahjaffri/. What more do I need right?
I know that it is trending to have accounts in Insta, Twitter and whatsnot. But, let’s face this. I had passed the phase when I was concerned about who should know about me and why they should know me. Capisc? Even though it is somewhat required that I should share my knowledge with others, but I need a space for my own privacy. Having Insta or Twitter clearly indicates that I am willing to “jeopardize” or “negotiate” my freedom and privacy. Nope. Facebook, researchgate and this web page is enough for me. Call me oldies. I admit that.
Why don’t I just close my FB account if I treasure my privacy that much? Well, I have dear friends and mentors that I can only keep in touch using FB rather than through phone because I don’t have their phone number.
Why don’t I get their number then? I don’t think I have that honour yet to ask for their numbers.
There. I hope the student will read this post 😀 (tongue in cheek remark)