I am a member of the social networking site called Facebook. Even though I have a Facebook, just like many
others, I do not feel as if I use it like everyone else uses it. I use Facebook
more as a way of looking around at what is going on with my friends. I hardly
ever hold conversation with my friends on Facebook and I never post anything. I am not exactly sure how I present myself but
because of the lack of things I say or post I assume that I am being judged
based off my pictures and what people post on my wall. I have normal pictures
and the only person who post on my wall is my girlfriend so maybe people think I
am that “relationship” guy but I would be lying if I said I was a relationship
guy at all. I hope people get the impression that I am nothing that they find
the need to go gossip to their friends about. I don’t want people thinking
anything negative and I don’t exactly feel the need to have people know if
something exciting has happened to me. I am more of a “to myself” kind of
person. I use to have people always saying things on my Facebook that I wish
they didn’t let everyone see and that was part of the reason I did not want my
mother to be added as my friend. Thankfully that has stopped and I can finally
add my mom which makes me happy because she has been nagging me about it for
years. Facebook has a downfall to me which is the fact that people can basically
say whatever they want even though you may not want them to do such a thing. This
relates to communication and conflict because Facebook is a communication tool
that is used by millions of people. It
is the definition of communication through technology but what comes with this
technology is the lack of privacy. If someone wants to post an embarrassing picture
for hundreds of your friends to see it can be done in seconds. This creates a
conflict because people have power that is easily abused.
Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI think it is a good thing that unlike majority of our society you try to shy away from Facebook. I go back and forth on how much I go on my Facebook. I used to use it purely as a way to post pictures and communicate and gossip with friends but now I use it as a way to follow my family and friends that aren’t living near me. For example I have family in Kentucky and 3 little cousins, and I am able to look at all their pictures and watch them grow. However, I don’t like that anyone can post anything on Facebook. Yes, it can get blocked and removed but that takes time and something can be posted long enough to cause harm, which leads to the conflict aspect of having a Facbeook.
I like the fact that you say that your girlfriend is the only one who posts one your wall so maybe people think you're a relationship type of guy, but in fact you say you're not a relationship guy at all. Hopefully your girlfriend is on your blog less than your Facebook! You also make a good point about the abuse of power being the conflict involved with Facebook, I think that fact is often overlooked and it is very true that often times people act different online than in person and Facebook and twitter are only some of the platforms that allow people to transform online.
ReplyDeleteHello Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI want to begin by letting you know I thought this was a pretty good blog. I too am a user of Facebook and I also do not use it very much. Like you, I use Facebook to look up friends, see what they are doing, and maybe chat for a bit but that is about it. I do not post status, pictures, or on others walls. I liked how you stated that you do not know how you present yourself or of how people think of you through Facebook. I think people take Facebook way too serious. I have seen people in relationships break up over something they saw on Facebook, which is absoltuely insane. I have also seen people get in trouble with the law and in trouble with their sport teams or their school. Overall, I thought this was a very good post and I really enjoyed reading what you had to say.