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Production Assistant Ed Appleby Ilustrator Jony Roy Social Media Coordinator Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Mi news@theotherpress.ca Cheryl Minns Arts Editor M arts@theotherpress.ca Chitwan Khosla Features Editor M features@theotherpress.ca Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca Elliot Chan Opinions Editor M opinions@theotherpress.ca Chandler Walter Humour Editor M humour@theotherpress.ca Staff Reporter Aaron Guillen Sports Reporter Davie Wong Staff Writers Adam Tatelman Alex Stanton Cazzy Lewchuk Senior Columnists Lauren Paulsen Jerrison Oracion David Manky Columnist Benjamin Howard Contributor Idrian Burgos Josh Visser Lettitor Brb nstagram. Snapchat. Twitter. LinkedIn. Tumblr. Facebook. lam no fan of social media. My Facebook page only sees moderately more attention than my garden, and seeing as my “garden” is a single Venus flytrap—dead, mind you—it’s not hard to disinterestedly paint a picture of my usage. That said, I have an account on all of the aforementioned sites. My lack of activity on Facebook (though this can apply to all sites) isn’t due to some self-imposed narcissistic exile resulting from a dearth of notifications, but rather because of the exact reason all of these “social” media sites exist: | enjoy interacting with those in my social circles. As one may infer, my idea of “interacting” consists chiefly of the “physically present” variety. Given the choice between the two, one can only hope that I’m not unique in this thinking. I simply don’t see the point of © Get to know us! © The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus. © The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student : devoting untold hours, whether : by constant browsing or billions : of quick check-ins, to quasi- : hanging out virtually. Yes, ’ll pop : : on Facebook a few times a week : and like, comment, and such on : whatever’s relevant at the time, : but it’s definitely not a regular : occurrence. I’m on Facebook : when I’ve absolutely nothing to : do or there’s an event I should be : aware of. Why be on these sites then? : Why bother having several : accounts if I’m barely going to : acknowledge their existence? : My mother, a wise woman, has : always said, “Be informed if not : interested,” and it’s a saying I’ve : always taken to heart. No, I really : don’t care if someone tweets : #greatesttweetever, nor does it : really matter to me if someone : managed to get over 400 likes on : their Instagram photo. However, : if 1 do want to find out, I can. For : the most part, checking in those : few times a week allows me to : stay on top of whatever’s relevant. newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada. © The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners. me on said sites? What if there’s : a photo that needs my approval But what if people message to be posted? Pll respond. Pll But what if there’s an event And even phones, as a : friend once noted, are incredibly : invasive. Iphones allow you to see : : when someone has receivedand : : read your text. There couldbe — ra You : any number of reasons you don’t : respond right away: on a short : break at work, didn’t actually : read it and just accidentally : approve or disapprove. It just may : : not be immediate. Life is busy : enough as is without having to : worry about whatever’s going on : in cyberspace. Those precious : blocks of free time that we have : aren't to be squirreled away on : frivolous searches as to how your : ex is doing. There’s so many : better things to be doing with : your time. opened the message, want a : moment to think, or just don’t : want to. A text, by nature, isa : casual form of communication. : It lacks the professionalism of : an email and the personality : of a phone call. However, most : emails don’t inform you when : they’ve been opened and it’s no : great crime to intentionally miss : (whether they know it or not) : someone’s phone call. : to plan or go to? What if it’s soon? ! ? If it’s that important, someone : : can text. Or call. Or even see : me in person. I don’t view social : media as a primary source of : communication. No one should. : That’s what phones are for—and : they’re annoying enough as is. End side rant. I must confess to having : been a rabid fan. Lately though, I : have come to muse on how much : time is actually whittled away in : the process, and have come to be : wary of it, lest actual socializing : be forgotten. Danke danke, Orie Yilhi Editor-in-Chief theotherpress.ca | +f facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress youtube.com/user/theotherpress instagram.com/theotherpress