The article discusses how many young adults, particularly those in their 20s, frequently share their real-time location with friends via Snapchat, affecting their personal relationships. Users often toggle their location visibility based on their emotional states, leading to a social expectation of constant awareness among peers. A 43-year-old observer reflects on the generational shift, noting that such behavior would have been unusual in their youth, highlighting how cultural norms around privacy and location sharing have evolved with technology.
They are allowing every one of their friends on Snapchat to know their location at all times. My 23-year-old coworker and her friends are constantly revoking and then reinstating their visible location depending on whether they're happy or mad with each other. If someone notices that they can't see where another person is, they'll bring it up, wondering what they did to upset them.
At least I can kinda understand family members knowing, but even then, my siblings don't need to know where I am at all times, and my parents should maybe stop constantly checking once I hit 18. 21 surely. IDK, I guess if you grow up with it, you don't think it's weird. I'm 43, and I certainly didn't grow up with people who didn't have the ability to know where I was at all times unless I told them or called them.
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