Should You Facebook or No?
What’s the story behind Facebook these days? Everyone uses it including myself. But has it become a new way of communication? Is it a better method to keep up with friends and family? What happened to picking up the phone to say Happy Birthday to your friend or family? Now it’s more like let’s leave a comment on Facebook and wish someone happy birthday?
The way I see it, it’s pretty ironic; social sites like these are making people more unsocial then social. Correct me if I’m wrong but it’s not the same to hear Happy Birthday from your buddy sincerely over a phone call rather than an insincere comment left on Facebook? What do you think? Has Facebook made us more unsocial? Are we relying on leaving our friends pokes and wall comments rather than picking up the phone old skool way and checking on them and showing them we are willing to take a moment from our precious time and show them that we care?
I think Facebook is cool and all but sometimes I think people misuse it as a good tool of communication.
Personal emails, Personal Texts Personal Calls Personal Mail is still more personal then Facebook ! What do you think?
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October 13, 2008 - 4:10 pm
Social networks are good for some things yet bad for others. My step father used to hate the having to use the phone and would instead prefer to conduct business in person. In today’s fast-paced and tech-enhanced world, a social network is nice to have. Personally, I look to these networks to find old friends and to meet new people. You are right in that we need to remember not to solely rely on these methods of communication for those important things (birthday wishes, etc.). Speaking of which, did you ever wish me a happy birthday? LOL! I recommend a well-rounded approach to life! I would compare it to using a calculator. Communicating with these new forms of technology is great, but we MUST NOT forget how to communicate to traditional way!
Dwayne