tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post4453485188454524379..comments2024-02-10T03:47:18.178-05:00Comments on LifeWithKnowledge: Facebook & Its Implications On Our GenerationLifeWithKnowledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754316917433771286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-60768365054084234952009-11-28T18:29:29.892-05:002009-11-28T18:29:29.892-05:00I was on my facebook account for the 39th time tod...I was on my facebook account for the 39th time today when i realized you had mentioned a post about facebook on your blog, and i had to check it out.<br /><br />I have my own problems with cyber-societies, mainly that they are becoming the only real interaction we have these days with other people. These societies of course arent just social networking sites like facebook or myspace, but also devices we use to contact each other without using legitimate social interactions, such as text messaging or instant messengers.<br /><br />I guarantee that 100% of the people reading this blog have facebook and/or instant message people on a regular basis (probably both). The fact is, our social interactions have become penetrated by the mass media to such a point that i would theorize we no longer have any original social interactions.<br /><br />Our emotions are becoming increasingly controlled by mass media and corporations in charge of them. We're students, we often hold down part time jobs to get by, many of which are in the service industry. How many times have you said, "thank you, have a nice day" to some asshole you normally wouldn't even hold a door open for if you weren't being paid to be nice?<br /><br />Our generation is being encouraged to conform to social norms more than anyone else previously, its a miracle we dont just start calling each other by number rather than name. Teenagers need Blackberries so they can always stay in touch with other, at all hours. I cant tell you how many times ive been studying in the library and looked over at the person in the next study carrel to see them thumbing away their next BBM. Keeping in constant communication is now a ritual, we can't escape it. If we do we are called outcasts, we just dont fit in. FACEBOOK ENCOURAGES THIS by having "events" which you wont be invited to if you dont have facebook. How can you be popular and expect people to hang out with you if you dont keep in constant communication?<br /><br />I can go on forever about this, there are so many things wrong about our generations take on social interactions, i feel the need to escape into the woods sometimes. To hell with social interactions. Fuck cell phones, Fuck msn and Fuck facebook. the funny thing is, i know people will read that last sentence and think, "what a loser", and thats the point. if you think im a loser or a freak for wanting to abandon all my friends and live in the wilderness, you really need to think hard about who the "freak" really is.<br /><br />Anyways, i agree completely with you Knowledge. hopefully someone else realizes how fucked our social lives have become and endeavours to do something about it, even leaving facebook for a few months is a good place to start!<br /><br />Congrats on the success and original ideas of the blog, take it easy.Spidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-73611527951731374552009-11-27T21:44:03.130-05:002009-11-27T21:44:03.130-05:00A. Gaelz = Still bloggin'.
Had to come check t...A. Gaelz = Still bloggin'.<br />Had to come check this out after a while. Hope everything is going well with school.<br /><br />Anyway, this is crazy true especially at Rye, everyone's got a laptop and eveyrone I meet in my program basically asks "SO DO YOU HAVE FACEBOOK" along with the cellphone number and ryerson email. I hate it but, gotta get through it. :P<br /><br />signing out a.gaelz!<br />p.s. if you still had time, it would be cool if we could still have our "sessions." my philsophy class is killer, i just have too many flaws in my writing and arguements. I'm trying though, but we'll see :) <br /><br />All the best in school and hope your family is well! Take care.Ms. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083524319905549316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-55534623659169904922009-11-23T21:11:17.599-05:002009-11-23T21:11:17.599-05:00@ Ton:
Sorry for the late reply...I've been s...@ Ton:<br /><br />Sorry for the late reply...I've been swamped with work & stuff to do. But the good side is that I was able to give it a couple days of thought. I'd rather have someone obsessed with me, but not for the reasons you'd expect. It would be because: No one likes a narcissist...it just doesn't work out well for any one. A love of self is healthy, but an excessive amount doesn't do anyone any justice.<br /><br />BUT, what if the person obsessed <i>was</i> attractive & just a great person in general...that wouldn't be so bad. <br /><br />- knowledgeLifeWithKnowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754316917433771286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-15297489527657859442009-11-21T02:01:47.022-05:002009-11-21T02:01:47.022-05:00It's scary how true this is.
...Anyway I know...It's scary how true this is.<br /><br />...Anyway I know this is completely off topic, but today I was asked a question that really stumped me. I wanted to know how you'd answer it. It was: "Would you rather have someone completely obsessed with you? Or Would you rather be completely obsessed with yourself?"<br /><br />Keep Bloggin'<br />-TonizzleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com