Social Media

What was twitter and facebook made for?

"Someone bring me Starbucks" "Im going to be alone forever" and "Im so sick of this!" ... Just a few of the things you will see about every time you scroll down twitter. It has come to the point where twitter has become a place for the people to throw themselves a pity party.

Facebook isn't as full of these complainers as much as twitter. Instead people post pictures and statuses about things they consider positive. Some might argue that selfies, the duckface, and you with your arm thrown over the shoulder of your friend while in your bikinis as not positive. Some might also argue that the reason it is a little more censored than twitter is because now cousins, parents, and even your grandparents go on facebook. Almost everyone can say they have that one annoying aunt or uncle that loves to comment on all of your stuff.

Social media has the intention of giving the users more opportunities to communicate. You can do group messaging, private messaging, post pictures and statuses to people across the world, or just a few people that you select if youd rather not let someone specific see. People take advantage of it all, and get caught up in the blue and beautiful screens that give them more opportunities to show everyone things best learned by meeting them in person. Where's the privacy?

Nowadays you can know a lot about someone without even having to talk to them face to face. It ruins the way most people judge others, because they see who they are on the internet and assume that's who they must be in person too. They can see someone they barely know, but decide they do or don't like that person because of the pictures and statuses and tweets posted. It can make it harder and more complicated to have longer lasting friendships and relationships.

It's great to be connected to more people easier, but at some point it can be too much. Cyberbullying, creeping and catfishing are just a few things that you risk running into by just signing up for a social network account. It can also become very addicting and can get in the way of the things you might otherwise be doing or be interested in. (387)