The Downside of Social Networking

In thinking about inter-connectivity it always seems that there is a downside to technological advances. Not to say that I dont love the things technology allows me to do, stay connected across continents, have almost any information that I would want to know at the tips of my fingers. But with the world becoming more connected it is also easier to spread around the bad aspects of our society. With technology allowing us to connect from our computers, we are becoming more isolated and desensitized from each other; and it is becoming easier for people to bully and pressure online. People say things online through social networking sites that they would never say in person, and this can lead to depression or even suicide.

Bridge Fall Girl, 15, felt pressure from social networking sites.


Besides peer pressure and bullying social networking sites can be deadly in other ways. With all of our information available on the internet there is never any way of knowing who is looking at our information or what they will do with it. Its a testament of how serious and extreme some people will take what happens in the cyber world and apply it to real life.

When Facebook relationship status turns deadly.

Being the first post I didnt want to leave it as a Debbie Downer, besides the downside of social networking, you can find some of the most interesting, funny things posted on these sites. I have one friend who is especially prolific with the things that he posts, which are thought provoking or comical, and I wanted to share a few that he posted this week. These examples are a great testament at how quickly things are passed around, changed, and even re-appropriated.

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