I’m just going to write on her wall, Facebook chat him, and then I’ll send her a message after I poke him.
Why is that our society must resort to this type of online communication rather than the traditional face-to-face conversation or phone call?
Logging onto Facebook has become not only a habit but a ritual that everyone must participate in just to feel included or in the know about the people in their lives.
Facebook is giving people from different backgrounds the same language and the ability to distract themselves daily simply by logging onto the Web site.
The amount of time spent on this Web site could amount to years off of a person’s life, and it makes me wonder all of the ways that time can be better spent.
As I sit on Facebook while writing this, I, too, wonder how much more productive I could be or how I could be getting some sun outside instead of writing on a friend’s wall.
Some will argue that Facebook has provided an easy way to keep in touch and that it is the best way to interact, because it requires such little effort to talk to one another.
There is no limit to how many people you can talk to, and friends of friends quickly become an inner circle, which raises the question of how many friends are “real” friends. And yet, many will still argue that the best of part of Facebook is that anyone can be added, and it does not matter whether it is a new friend or old or if the person is young or old. In fact, the fastest growing demographic is that of people over 60.
Recently, a 61-year-old professor of my class announced he just created his Facebook account, and many students raised the question of if they should add him as a friend.
One student joked, “Do you think he could message us the answers to the study guide?”
No matter the reasoning for logging onto Facebook, this website is changing the way people interact online and in real life.
We are staring at computer screens rather than into the eyes of our loved ones, and as a whole, it is about time to get off of the internet and into the real world.
