Communication Post

Answer one of the questions below. After doing so, your classmates' responses will be come visible to you; you should respond to at least one of them, expanding on their thoughts.

1) How do you understand the role that the "generalized other" has played in shaping your sense of self? If you could change one aspect/element of the generalized other, what would it be?

2) In contemporary society, how does social media shape processes of social comparison? What are the problems/pitfalls? Are there any benefits to the forms of social comparison enabled by social media?