One of the biggest cultural differences of our generation from the previous one is probably the huge advancements in social networking; especially websites. I’m going to just look at my favorite one: Facebook.
Facebook has allowed us to keep a personal sort of record viewable for our friends, (and the general public if we set it that way). Everyone has a Facebook, or at least, it seems strange to us if they don’t. We use it as a way to keep in touch, and to even keep track of things like birthdays and events. Facebook keeps changing and adding new features, new securities, and new ways to keep up with your friends.
It’s nice, truly, to be able to just click on a person and see how they’re doing in a manner of seconds. Oh look, Billy’s had a rough day yesterday; I had best send him a message. The news feed has made this even easier, allowing you to scroll through what everyone you know has been doing lately.
This new technology has changed the dating world too. Now it’s easy to tell if someone is single; just check their relationship status. I’m not sure if I like this idea or not, but it certainly proves useful to the people looking for dates to the nearest dance. It’s also easy to tell if your friends are fighting with their boyfriends with a quick status change to “it’s complicated”. (Provided they don’t already post something relating to their relationships.)
But overall I think Facebook is more useful than harmful. What people see about you is under your control, and what you choose to post is entirely on you. It’s a great way to stay in touch with people, and get to know people you recently met better.
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