By: Joseph, Morgan, and Brian
The social networking website Facebook has become the guilty pleasure of many. One could say it has become the new cigarette. Why is it so addicting? What age group does facebook affect or does it affect a certain age group at all? Why do we find it so appealing to update our status or comment about other people’s lives? We want to be connected with others and feel like we are part a group. It affects people of different generations differently. Parents want to check up on their children to make sure they are safe but also just to be a part of their lives. Grandparents and the elderly want to try to stay connected with family members. College students and young adults use facebook as a social networking site, while staying in the loop on whats going on around them. It does not help that there is a plethora of games and apps that seem to distract us from reality.
The social networking website Facebook has become the guilty pleasure of many. One could say it has become the new cigarette. Why is it so addicting? What age group does facebook affect or does it affect a certain age group at all? Why do we find it so appealing to update our status or comment about other people’s lives? We want to be connected with others and feel like we are part a group. It affects people of different generations differently. Parents want to check up on their children to make sure they are safe but also just to be a part of their lives. Grandparents and the elderly want to try to stay connected with family members. College students and young adults use facebook as a social networking site, while staying in the loop on whats going on around them. It does not help that there is a plethora of games and apps that seem to distract us from reality.
When you can talk to anyone anywhere in the world without actually having to meet and speak with them we are able to connect with individuals across the boards. Communications skills have suffered majorly due to cell phones and social networking sites such as facebook. Although facebook is very informative on what party is happening or whose birthday it is, it defeats the purpose of verbal communication. Verbal communication allows us to relate to one another and connect more on a personal level. It means more to a person for someone you know to tell happy birthday to your face than to receive the standard “happy birthday” wall post that everyone receives.
We are all guilty of becoming addicted to facebook. As a group we challenge you to spend less time updating your status and commenting of photos, and spend more of your time elsewhere!!
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