[ SECRET POST #4064 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4064 ⌋

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[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

I kinda admire that, too, mainly because of how rabid and intrusive some fans can be (I don't know if Highmore's particular fanbase has people like that, but I've certainly heard horror stories with fans of other actors online, so yeah. I don't blame any actor who's careful because of things like that).

And he's one of few child actors who doesn't seem to have gotten caught up in a bunch of crap as he grew up, he seems to have a real head on his shoulders. I don't doubt the fact he's kept his personal life private like this has really helped in that regard.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yes! And actually he has credited his lack of online presence as one of the things that contributed to him being a lot more down-to-earth than one would expect from a child actor

[(Anonymous)]

1. not using social media = sign of intelligence

2. using social media = um... *backpedals like mad*

I get that you're not trying to insult the many, many people who use social media (including many here on FS) but... your first belief is kind of predicated on the fact that you kinda sorta do view using social media as somehow lesser than choosing not to. Otherwise #1 wouldn't make sense.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't think this would be a sensitive topic lol

I use social media as well. I'm sorry but English is not my first language and while I do have a reasonable skill level for grammar, it is still very difficult for me to put my thoughts into words.

Let me try again. I believe his attitude towards social media is a trait of his own intelligence. It isn't a question of whether or not social media does imply on whether or not the intelligence is present to begin with. NASA has a Twitter account and Instagram account lol I do not think people who use those platforms are not intelligent.

Hope it clears things up D: very sorry~

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

That's fine. I don't mean to give you a hard time, it just seemed like a funny conclusion to draw about social media/intelligence. I'm not a heavy user of social media myself, but I don't think it's any indicator of how smart or not smart I am. It's just not my cup of tea for many reasons, and I imagine the same is probably true of a lot of people who choose not to use social media.

[(Anonymous)]

This doesn't actually logical follow, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent

It's not saying anything about people who use social media.

[morieris]

I'm more surprised that someone likes this guy enough to the point that we've had two secrets about him within two weeks.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, we have an anon who likes Chris Addison (*waves hi to Chris Addison anon) and other anons who like various actors both famous and more obscure, so this just feels like a similar thing.

[(Anonymous)]

He's heading up a popular show right now, so it's not really surprising.

[morieris]

Is he? Good for him!

[tabaqui]

We did? I have no clue who this guy is....

[morieris]

Hey, did you ever find a copy of Fantastic Four to watch?

[tabaqui]

You know...i kinda forgot to look. Oops.

[(Anonymous)]

How about a sign that he has similar values to you (privacy, not working part time as his own pr rep) and has made a decision that he probably faces some pushback over in order to live according to those values. That's attractive!

I don't use social media and I've been known to stan celebrities who's words and actions reflect similar attitudes. But I also respect celebrities who put themselves out there and communicate honestly and eloquently about the things they care about. Or can maintain a flawless instagram presence, whatever. That takes intelligence. Just not the kind I'm attracted to...

[(Anonymous)]

As somebody who doesn't have a facebook and never will, it's probably more a personality thing than IQ. I just...find it unpleasant and pressuring to be that accessible, let alone how magnified it would be if I were a movie star. It's not that it's a "better"/smarter choice - it's probably harming me professionally, actually, because I don't participate in a lot of networking that my peers do. But it's my choice, and I'm happy with it.

There's maybe some element of maturity in being able to recognize your own emotional needs and priorities, even when social media overexposure is the norm/probably good for business in his industry. Either way, I'm glad you're enjoying his digital absence.

[(Anonymous)]

I have Facebook only because it's the ONLY social media some of my relatives use. But I dislike its interface and how you can't even manage your own stupid feeds the way you want. If I had a better choice or if it weren't the main method of keeping in touch with family, I'd drop it in a second and never darken its doorstep again. But that says nothing about my IQ or intelligence.

[(Anonymous)]

LOL half my reasoning for not getting a facebook EVER was that my mom got one first. And I'm actually really close with my mom! I just figure, if someone isn't important enough to me to remember to call them occasionally, then they aren't worth spending the time and attention on, you know? Not because they're bad people, but just because I have really limited social energy.

[(Anonymous)]

I get you. I'm on Facebook maybe once each three months and have been doing this for years. I'm getting reamed for it regularly, by colleagues, friends and acquaintances, but I can only bear being logged in for an hour tops before I begin to feel harrowed by the intrusiveness and forced feeling of it all.
I love being on anonymous sites, though: fandom sites, games etc., so it's purely the social side of it that bothers me. Especially the aggressive "chain letters", the sad social promotion schemes and the endlessly recycled emotional clichés. My faith in humanity takes a hit each time I go there (but is restored when I see people taking care of each other anonymously, thankfully).

[(Anonymous)]

I find Facebook dull and exhausting to keep up with. I'm only friends with people I've known offline first, like relatives and old college friends, and there's one or two people who are way too prolific about posting and it drowns out everyone else. There is this friend of mine from grad school who will post a link to every interesting artivle she reads or vidro she sees, but there's never any content in her post about her thoughts and reactions, and she does this in individual posts throughout the day rather than in a less frequent digest post. This is all mixed in with minutia about what she's making for dinner and crap, and meanwhile someone posted about giving birth to their first child and it's buried under all the junk posts from various people.

If everyone used Facebook for Christmas letter-level stuff, it would be a lot more pleasant and interesting. As it is, I only check it about once a month, never read everything my friends have posted, and only post myself a few times a year.

[(Anonymous)]

He probably has social media accounts but just keeps them private. It's common sense not intelligence that he is showing.

[(Anonymous)]

I've never liked that there's this weird sense that introverts are smarter than extroverts. I sort of get why that happens, and I'm an introvert myself, but it still annoys me.

Even more so since a lot of celebrity social media accounts are business choices. Some people probably do it because they actually enjoy it, but I imagine a lot more do so because their agents or some company or whatever told them to do it. And I can never fault somebody for doing something for money, the world we live in relies on it too much.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think that OP considers him intelligent because they perceive him as introverted, just that they perceive him as more intelligent because he eschews social media in an age where most of us assume it's a necessary part of life, or at least a necessary part of certain careers. Nor do I think the implication is that eschewing social media makes one more introverted.