My first post of the semester was involving my lack of a Facebook. I intended to view how my lack of having a Facebook has either harmed or helped my social experience. As I look back on my semester, I can see very many reasons it was harmed. Where should I start?
Firstly, it was difficult for me to establish “two hits” for my social connections. It is common nowadays when you meet someone at an event to find them on Facebook and become friends that way. I have had many experiences where I met someone, didn’t see them for a while, and only when I saw them far later did they say “I looked for you on Facebook but couldn’t find you.” This (I’m conjecturing) has caused me to lose out on a lot of potential connections.
Secondly, as many of my friends organized events such as birthday parties and other such impromptu social occasions, I frequently learned about them after the fact. Why? They asked me “Didn’t you see the Facebook event?” I did not.
Thirdly, I have missed out on a lot of promotional items due to not being on Facebook. For example, a video game I am going to buy called Guild Wars 2 had a promotional event where you could see an exclusive trailer of their upcoming game…if you liked their Facebook page.
Fourthly, not having Facebook often made it difficult to put a name to a face. It was common in my two groups for my business classes to friend each other on Facebook, so when you would meet up in person you would know what each other looked like. As I did not have a Facebook, I had to use other reference items (I’ll be in a gray jacket reading the accounting book on the right hand side) in order to meet up.
Fifthly, Facebook “Likes” are often a way to find new content from your friends that you wouldn’t be able to find otherwise on your own.
All these reasons clearly indicate that Facebook is becoming a crucial tool for interacting in the modern-day world. Not having a Facebook can be likened to not having an email account; you simply need this tool to communicate in the modern social environment.
Therefore, I will be creating a Facebook on Wednesday after we leave our final class. If anyone would like to “friend” me, I will gladly accept your friendship. I may be a little bit awkward on Facebook at first, as I have a lot of catching up to do in regards to using social media, but I hope that I can learn to adapt to this changing world and not be left in the dust.
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