The first thing is that too many people use them. It builds up false relationships that contain no substance. Then, of course, there is their viral quality. It’s like a nasty worm threading its way through your system. It also another way for people to make contact without really making contact. Bullshit. They all suck.
Just try to get removed from one of them, then you’ll see how insidious they really are.
Two weeks and I’ll be in Greece, I hope.
Johnnyboy
PS–I was able to remove myself from the Site of Satan. Finally. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack…I found it, not through the site, but via a Google search. Makes me think they do not want us to leave…
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While I see your point, I don’t completely agree. I think it depends on what you’re looking for. FB is great because it allows me to keep in touch with my family across the country and around the world. It has also allowed me to reconnect with high school and college friends. I don’t actually use it to find new friends, though.
Then there are sites that allow you connect with people with similar interests, such as the book discussion site I belong to. It can be difficult to find people around here to talk to about favorite books and authors; you can find like-minded people online. Are they going to be life long best friends? Doubtful. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t something mutually beneficial in taking part.
Actual friendships also occur, though for me those came through blogging. I’ve known some of the same people for almost a decade now, have snail-mailed and exchanged gifts, and actually met some of them when they were in the area. These few have become real, true friends with whom I talk and text daily.
I think that the problem comes when people fail to maintain a balance with real life. I think there’s a real danger of people letting the cyber world become their *whole* world rather than one small part of it.
I guess it comes down to what you’re using it for, and how you use it.
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