A 'Live Life' is something many people focus too much on. Facebook, twitter, myspace, etc. people are constantly on. It is nice to have something to communicate with others but it can also turn people unsocial.
My 'Live Life' is very limitted. I have the usual email, and a facebook page. That is the extent of my online experience. I get online maybe twice a week and sometimes not even that. When I get on line I tend to see that people have posted three to four times a day sometimes and their are others who post one time a week. I think if you have a very active 'Live Life' you tend to be less social.
I also believe online places such as these can be dangerous because people talk to whomever they meet. I personally know people who click add everytime someone asks to be their friend on facebook. There are also places out there that are tools to cyberbully others. This is a big concern.
I agree that there are places that can be dangerous to people, but if they dont have enough common sense to not add that creepy looking stranger, then its just as much their fault. Also, while there are things that can help people cyberbully, its not like they wouldnt do it if not for the internet, bullying happens offline all the time, probably even more.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. I myself don't get on facebook as much. I find it weird that people have time to comment on every one of their friends' statuses. The idea of not talking face-to-face can make you less social. Considering that most of our friends that we have on facebook, we don't see everyday or don't talk to very much. Cyberbullying is definitely real and people on those social network sites don't even think about it.
ReplyDeleteI would agree that common sense and education plays a huge part in these online tools. There are reasons why there are minimum ages for most of these websites. Scary people lurk everywhere, unfortunately the internet is a "super tool" for most of them.
ReplyDeleteAs for the cyberbullying, or bullying in general, I would agree that people are great when they have something to hide behind. The sad part is that those who cause this pain, would be in denial whether virtually or in RL that they are causing pain to someone. Some people thrive on that attention and feeling, you can't blame the internet for other peoples immaturity and lack of concern for others.
I would disagree that the internet would cause you to be less social. For some, it's their only avenue to voice their real opinions and shine as an individual. There are studies to prove this..
Yeah I agree some people are too connected to their facebook with their updates every two minutes. I mean come on, go outside for a bit lol. But yeah I wouldn't say its such a bad thing because some kids who don't really socialize in school seems to talk more on facebook so that's a good thing their getting some socialization in. Some people do need to get off their facebook a bit though.
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