Before starting this blog, I was asked to watch this Youtube video. check it out real quick. It changes my ideas a bit regarding social media. We're on this earth to interact with one another, not to waste away behind a screen. A screen can't comfort you in your hurt, give you a hug, listen to your problems, laugh with you. I'm sure you can make it "do" all of those things... but it's not the same. and instead we are wasting away behind a screen. It's an unfortunate existence. these screens, whether it be social networking or games, are ruining relationships. One of the main things that helps us survive. In a blog in The Economist, the author wrote, "...effective social movements require sacrifice, which is built on strong bonds between people—the kind where you can demand real participation from each other. Social networks, on the other hand, are good for building and maintaining thousands of weak relationships—the kind where you can get people to "like" your cause or re-tweet your message, but not show up to an actual protest." - I really liked this quote a lot, it speaks a lot of truth to me. In my own opinion, social networking can be extremely healthy and helpful, but when it gets to that point, leave it there. Don't let it reach an unhealthy level, where obsession gets into the mix. that's when it starts to worry me about the incredible growth it's had in this world. There are so many more life-giving things in this world waiting for us to enjoy, we just need to step away from our facebooks, twitters, blogs, etc. and find them!
references:
"The Social Media Revolution 2012 - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eUeL3n7fDs>.
R.A. "Can You Social Network Your Way to Revolution?" The Economist. 27 Sept. 2010. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <https://courses.wwu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_26206_1%26url%3D>.
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