Like, I'm just pretending to be thoughtful...
The internet has really allowed the new age of technology to prosper, and with it, people's freedom and virtually unlimited ability to express themselves.
With births of blogging sites, people are more inclined to express themselves behind the comfort of anonymity. Through the internet, not only information are shared, but opinions as well. Especially now, with Facebook and Twitter, taking the lead, people are inclined more than ever to share their thoughts and feelings simply because of the accessibility.
While it is good to express oneself, it is a wonder if Facebook and Twitter are making people excessive in their commentaries. Rather than thoughtful comments or experiences, people have come to express very mundane things, like their daily activities. Have we come to over-value ourselves and our opinions? It is not that everyone should be thoughtful and creative in their status updates, but before Facebook and Twitter, did we ever feel the need to broadcast what we are doing? Since when have our daily lives become such a spectacle to be made practically public on these social network sites?
We still go through life with the same mundane activities. But Facebook and Twitter have allowed these activities more attention, and therefore more attention onto ourselves. The question is then, are these sites giving us some new confidence from these virtual attentions? Are we somehow feeling more important and valued than before, as attention and "likes" are given to the most basic things we do and feel?
With births of blogging sites, people are more inclined to express themselves behind the comfort of anonymity. Through the internet, not only information are shared, but opinions as well. Especially now, with Facebook and Twitter, taking the lead, people are inclined more than ever to share their thoughts and feelings simply because of the accessibility.
While it is good to express oneself, it is a wonder if Facebook and Twitter are making people excessive in their commentaries. Rather than thoughtful comments or experiences, people have come to express very mundane things, like their daily activities. Have we come to over-value ourselves and our opinions? It is not that everyone should be thoughtful and creative in their status updates, but before Facebook and Twitter, did we ever feel the need to broadcast what we are doing? Since when have our daily lives become such a spectacle to be made practically public on these social network sites?
We still go through life with the same mundane activities. But Facebook and Twitter have allowed these activities more attention, and therefore more attention onto ourselves. The question is then, are these sites giving us some new confidence from these virtual attentions? Are we somehow feeling more important and valued than before, as attention and "likes" are given to the most basic things we do and feel?