While I've been a member of Facebook for roughly 5 years now and frequently make use of it to keep in touch with friends and family across the country, as well as to try and spread word about my written work, the site does get on my nerves at times.
There are times I just have to scratch my head when reading some posts and wonder, "Why on earth did you feel the need to post that information on a social networking site? Why not tell the person face-to-face?" This is usually in regard to lovey-dovey posts about a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, or posts celebrating a holiday, like today - Father's Day.
I can't tell you how many posts I've read today from sons and daughters alike, which say something along the lines of, "Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world! Thanks, dad! You're the greatest!"
That's nice and all, but wouldn't it be better to tell one's father this in person or at the very least, over the phone? My father isn't a member of Facebook, so I'm not thinking there would be much point for me to make a similar statement on Facebook to my father about how great he is, when there's zero chance he'll see it.
I guess I typically see such posts as just being part of a show or an act. My girlfriend and I care for one another a great deal, yet don't feel the need to tell the world about it via Facebook and Twitter. We'd rather keep that private, tell, and show one another how we feel in person, rather than try to convince the Facebook world of how we feel. Yeah, we're old school like that...
There are times I just have to scratch my head when reading some posts and wonder, "Why on earth did you feel the need to post that information on a social networking site? Why not tell the person face-to-face?" This is usually in regard to lovey-dovey posts about a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, or posts celebrating a holiday, like today - Father's Day.
I can't tell you how many posts I've read today from sons and daughters alike, which say something along the lines of, "Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world! Thanks, dad! You're the greatest!"
That's nice and all, but wouldn't it be better to tell one's father this in person or at the very least, over the phone? My father isn't a member of Facebook, so I'm not thinking there would be much point for me to make a similar statement on Facebook to my father about how great he is, when there's zero chance he'll see it.
I guess I typically see such posts as just being part of a show or an act. My girlfriend and I care for one another a great deal, yet don't feel the need to tell the world about it via Facebook and Twitter. We'd rather keep that private, tell, and show one another how we feel in person, rather than try to convince the Facebook world of how we feel. Yeah, we're old school like that...
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