Social Media

I have a Facebook and Twitter account. I love Facebook because it keeps me in contact with relatives from other states, and friends that have moved away. Just like what the author said, I am also very careful what I put on the Internet, because I know that anyone can see it. My parents have taught me from a young age that my future employers can see any pictures I post and any rude remarks I make. I don’t have many close friends, but I have over 500 hundred friends on Facebook. Many of those people just want to be my friend so they can judge what I post, or go run to their friends and talk about what I did. You see it all the time on the Internet, people gossiping about the latest drama that happened on Facebook or Twitter. It makes it very hard to have any privacy when everyone knows all your secrets. I also think that Facebook has made it extremely hard for relationships and friendships to be true. To have a certain bond with someone you need to be able to have a normal conversation with him or her in person. It is so hard for people to talk with someone nowadays, because we are not used to the face-to-face interaction. There is always a computer or a phone in-between him or her making things easier, so how do we know when someone is telling the truth? Everything that I have said does not mean that I hate Facebook or Twitter, because I actually do enjoy both of them. It just means that I understand that I need to be careful what I post, because you never know who can see your profile. Do I think social media is good? No, not necessarily, but it is the easiest way for people to stay in contact.