Is not joining Facebook a sign you’re a psychopath? Going off-grid is not enough

Is not joining Facebook a sign you’re a psychopath? Some employers and psychologists say it’s ‘suspicious’

Quote

Facebook has become such a pervasive force in modern society that increasing numbers of employers, and even some psychologists, believe people who aren’t on social networking sites are ‘suspicious.’

The German magazine Der Taggspiegel went so far as to point out that accused theater shooter James Holmes and Norwegian mass murder Anders Behring Breivik have common ground in their lack of Facebook profiles.

On a more tangible level, Forbes.com reports that human resources departments across the country are becoming more wary of young job candidates who don’t use the site.

The common concern among bosses is that a lack of Facebook could mean the applicant’s account could be so full of red flags that it had to be deleted.

Slate.com Advice Columnist, Emily Yoffee, wrote in an advice column that young people shouldn’t date anyone who isn’t on Facebook.

‘If you’re of a certain age and you meet someone who you are about to go to bed with, and that person doesn’t have a Facebook page, you may be getting a false name. It could be some kind of red flag,’ he says.

Yoffee points out that these judgements don’t apply to older people who were already productive adults before social media became widespread.

http://news.amrpt.com/2012/08/08/is-not-joining-facebook-a-sign-youre-a-psychopath-some-employers-and-psychologists-say-its-suspicious/

It's not about what you do, or who you are, but rather if you fit the norm nor not. Are you like everybody else? Are you watching enough TV, spending enough time talking about your life on Facebook? Do you give Big Brother enough information to track you, label you, and classify you as 'normal'?

Running away from the system is no longer enough.