Ham directs her feelings of social media towards everyone. There is no set age for this article she could be talking to a thirteen year old teenager or she could be talking to a sixty five year old. This article appeals to all users of social media. Ham uses a somewhat humorous and serious tone throughout the story to support her thesis. Going back to the dangers of oversharing on social media Ham recalls a South African man who called his boss a "serial masturbator".(¶5) Ham also continuous this use of humorous tone, Ham says “Does my social circle need to know that the sour cream at Chipotle tastes "a little off"? Tough call. Could be a public health issue.” (¶4) Ham uses a humorous/serious tone to help her readers comprehend her feelings towards the topic of sharing and when it should and shouldn’t be …show more content…
Since social media is the preferred method of communication nowadays people rather communicate over the internet rather than face to face we have to be careful what we want people to see. Ham doesn’t want people to be “crushed under the weight of your own narcissism, banality, and plain old stupidity.” (¶5) Ham doesn’t want people be afraid to be to share on social media. Many others believe that sharing on social media is dangerous because you are exposing your life to strangers. They say you’re revealing information about your personal life but as the user posting you just have to be conscious about what you post that’s all. The audience may use this to educate themselves on using social