Is Facebook making us lonely?
After reading the article in class about Facebook making us lonely, I was intrigued and wanted to see if I could find any more information on the topic. I was very surprised when I found several articles debating this issue. The more I read, the more I was able to see both sides of the argument. To be quite honest, I feel that you can argue this issue either way. Yes, Facebook is making us lonely, because of how much time we spend alone on the website instead of being out with actual friends. No, Facebook is making us happier and is giving us an easier way to communicate with friends to make plans.
If I had to form my own opinion I would say that Facebook is making us lonelier. Instead of going out and having fun in person with friends, we sit at home and try to see what our friends are doing and then wishing we were with them. We wanted to know about what was going one sooner so that we could be a part of the fun and not sitting at home all alone. Another reason I believe that Facebook is making us lonelier is because making plans with someone is not always concrete, especially through the internet. I have had many experiences where I make plans with friends through Facebook and then those plans fall through because either I or the other person has forgotten and made plans with someone else. Remembering what you are supposed to do with someone is hard enough without adding the internet into the mix. That just makes it easier for people to forget. I know a lot of people that plan out what they are doing that week in a planner and they don’t always add plans that they make from Facebook. Those plans are either forgotten or looked over because it’s not in the planner.
So in other words, I believe that Facebook is making us lonelier because being able to communicate easier with friends doesn’t always translate into actually seeing those people in person. I want to know that someone will be there in person if I am having a hard time; I don’t want them to listen to my problems though a social networking site.
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