Facebook Is Ruining Everything
Facebook is the hallmark of our generation. It’s usually a good way to see what your friends (or acquaintances, or enemies…) are up to and a good way to kill some time. But the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that this social networking tool is actually ruining our lives and dramatically changing the way we stalk communicate…for the worse. Here’s 4 very crucial parts of our lives that Facebook is slowly destroying…1. Dating
After you meet a guy kiss him etc , do you friend request him? If so, how long do you wait? What about someone you have met once and fancy him? Will he think it’s weird that you know his last name? Do you write on his wall? If he doesn’t write back, is he not interested? OMG, he “likes” your status, what does that mean!? etc etc etc. then you look on his page and 3 girls have written Hi Babe ! what's up? or they like a photo! Does that mean his busy with all those girls??? TURN OFF ! but maybe not ...With all this virtual interpretation, there’s hardly time for a real date and to get to know him with out FACEbook giving you preconceived ideas.
After you meet a guy kiss him etc , do you friend request him? If so, how long do you wait? What about someone you have met once and fancy him? Will he think it’s weird that you know his last name? Do you write on his wall? If he doesn’t write back, is he not interested? OMG, he “likes” your status, what does that mean!? etc etc etc. then you look on his page and 3 girls have written Hi Babe ! what's up? or they like a photo! Does that mean his busy with all those girls??? TURN OFF ! but maybe not ...With all this virtual interpretation, there’s hardly time for a real date and to get to know him with out FACEbook giving you preconceived ideas.
2. Distracting Time Waster
I know I’m not the only one that spends more time on Facebook than i know i should. Especially when that News Feed says “(insert ex’s name here) is in a relationship.” Cue mental breakdown and tears or no tears at all just weirdness that you found this out via the internet rather than a year or months later when you bump into a friend of his or you actually bump into him and he can tell you himself, rather than being exposed to photos of them pashing at the Disco!!! . Do you see where I’m going with this?
I know I’m not the only one that spends more time on Facebook than i know i should. Especially when that News Feed says “(insert ex’s name here) is in a relationship.” Cue mental breakdown and tears or no tears at all just weirdness that you found this out via the internet rather than a year or months later when you bump into a friend of his or you actually bump into him and he can tell you himself, rather than being exposed to photos of them pashing at the Disco!!! . Do you see where I’m going with this?
3. Friendships
When we can keep in touch with our friends via wall-to-walls and see what’s going on in their lives from status updates, it’s easy to forget that weekly phone call. Then when you’re finally home for summer together, it seems like you haven’t actually talked in ages. Because you haven’t.
When we can keep in touch with our friends via wall-to-walls and see what’s going on in their lives from status updates, it’s easy to forget that weekly phone call. Then when you’re finally home for summer together, it seems like you haven’t actually talked in ages. Because you haven’t.
4. Your Future
Some organizations have sneaky ways of getting around those privacy settings (if you remember to use them in the first place), and they will stalk you. Turns out those pictures of you funneling beers while getting a piggyback ride from a guy in a lacrosse pinny and the “I’m soo hungover” status updates don’t go over so well with the big boss man. Even if you’re the most responsible employee ever, Facebook faux-pas can make you unemployable in an instant.
Some organizations have sneaky ways of getting around those privacy settings (if you remember to use them in the first place), and they will stalk you. Turns out those pictures of you funneling beers while getting a piggyback ride from a guy in a lacrosse pinny and the “I’m soo hungover” status updates don’t go over so well with the big boss man. Even if you’re the most responsible employee ever, Facebook faux-pas can make you unemployable in an instant.
