This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Elise is pink. Kyuwon is green.
PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two opinion editors went head-to-head about whether or not Sunny Hills should implement a block schedule. Their heated rivalry resulted in a tie. Who’s going to end as a winner this time? One thing’s for sure: they’re both about to spit FIRE.
Here are the rules:
- No profanity.
- An editor attacked by the other will be given three sentences to respond.
- The readers will decide who wins through a poll at the end of the article.
- Once a rule is broken, the debate ends.
I’m sure most people experienced the situation when they needed to meet a friend in a mall, and they just couldn’t find them. I think the Instagram Maps feature is a good addition to the app because it helps friends connect with each other easily, and it helps when you’re looking for your friends. The tool isn’t to creepily look at where people are all the time, but a new form of communication by making locations easier to share.
I see what you’re saying Kyuwon, but I personally don’t see many people using it — in fact, I only see three of my followers on it; if none of your friends are active on it, what’s the point in having it? Also, Instagram Maps feels invasive because it shows the people on your account exactly where you are. It updates them whenever you move locations, and you can never be sure of the intentions of your friends and followers.
Elise, I get that you might feel people on your account know exactly where you are, but you can actually choose who can see the locations you post. For example, you can choose from the followers list, close friends and a group of your choice, so if there are specific people that you can trust and can let see your locations, that’s totally possible. Through this feature, you can use it to find places where your friends visited and places that were trending on social media.
Good point, but there’s a higher risk of a lack of privacy on Instagram. For example, I’m sure everyone has experienced accidentally liking someone’s post; what if you accidentally made your location public to all of your followers? A lot of time could pass without you even noticing your mistake, and that time could enable many ill-intentioned people to track or stalk you.
That’s a valid reason, Elise, but that happens really rarely, and it can be fixed really quickly. As you said, when you accidentally liked someone’s post, you can undo it immediately, less than three seconds; yet, the benefits outweigh the issues that can possibly happen. For example, when your parents worry and don’t know where you are, you can use this tool; so, the Maps tool can be used for teen safety features.
True, but if you want to share your location with people in order to ensure safety, why not use Life 360 or Find My? They do the exact same thing without the risk of your followers invading your privacy.
Because of the violation of rule No. 2, Spitfire ends by default. Who do you think is right? Click on Kyuwon’s or Elise’s picture to declare your winner.
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