Friends from way back have reconnected because of this platform. And don't believe it when they say that technology causes the decline in societal interaction. I think that Facebook does exactly the opposite. It enables people -- from the best of friends to your most casual acquaintance -- to exchange feelings, thoughts and emotions through the status message.
I noticed that FB contacts would shamelessly wear their heart out on their sleeves through that one small box in their Facebook wall.
Xxxx... is sure that love is all that matters (from a developmental worker who
always appears to be grim and determined)
Xxxx... feels stupid (from an elderly and respected woman/personality)
Xxxx... is senti (from a very successful no-nonsense businessman)
It never fails to put a smile on my face, every time I read these status messages. I think people take advantage of this perceived anonimity and detachment. When you write words in you FB wall, you are only accountable to yourself. You write to your heart's content without considering who reads it. And that is the novelty of Facebook. You seem to be only writing and communicating to yourself.
It asks you... "What are you doing right now?" And you answer. And what you write is most of the time your most personal thoughts, feelings and emotions. You write about the "here and now".
With FB, you connect with people... albeit unknowingly. And sometimes, this is the most personal connection there is... more than talking to another... talking to the self.
Who would have thought that Facebook is a good practice for introspection?
08:20 pm
Tuesday
17 March 2009
My status message:
Stuck in Sunny Villas, Fairview, QC
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