Step one, admit you have a problem and I do. Hello, my name is Lindsey and I am addicted to Facebook. Even though I find myself spending more time on this site than any other site I can easily see the downfalls that come with the upsides.
Sure Facebook connects people, sure it lets people from the past meet up with each other again and sure it’s a great way to keep in touch but on a daily basis what is it really doing for our social skills.
Why is it that I find more and more of my friends writing on my wall rather than just picking up the phone and giving me a call? Even for the simplest things like making a lunch date or wondering what I’m up to. And why is it that in more and more of my human conversations people are talking about what someone posted on facebook or if I saw the new pictures someone posted? I just want to talk about real life, not what’s happening online.
I can’t help but see how people are spending more time on Facebook than out in the real world catching up with friends, or people updating their statuses to an audience who most likely isn’t listening. Even the Pope agrees, what will become of our day-to-day, real life social skills?
Even though I have my concerns I really don’t see myself giving it up all together. I do like looking at people’s posted pictures and I honestly do use it to stay in touch with friends in different states and countries. I am interested to see how much further the Facebook phenomenon will continue to grow and what comes out of it. Will it change?
