For the Good of All Mankind
Hailey Vaughan
College Writing
Barrett Swanson
November 1, 12
For the Good of All Mankind It’s all around us, on our televisions, on our computers, in the palm of our hands, and constantly nipping at our brains. We refer to it when we wake up, when we are bored, when we are waiting, and before we go to bed. We continuously upload pictures, update our statuses, compose a tweet, scale our timelines and feeds, and snoop into the lives of our so-called “friends”. Social Media has engulfed our society to a point where it’s almost impossible to envision a world before the Internet. Due to this, not only has the way we go about our daily tasks changed, but also the way we as a people function towards one another. Some experts think that the way social media influences society can be beneficial. Why wouldn’t we want something that makes our lives that much easier? While on the other hand some argue that the web is redefining the way people interact and altogether live. Through further analysis of articles, authors, scholars, and viewpoints, I will explain social media’s negative affects on the world as we now it.
The most popular social media network in the world is Facebook, currently racking up about 1 billion users. Facebook allows us to do a plethora of things: we can connect with millions of people all around the world by letting them more or less into a window of our lives. We can see their photos, what they are interested in, who they may be in a relationship with, and even talk to them if we so choose. On top of all that we can let them know how we feel about any of these things by using a little gadget referred to as the “like” button. This feature allows you to like someone’s photos, comments, statuses and activities. The problem that arises with the like button is it lets you say so much by ultimately saying nothing at all. You choose to simply “like” something instead of expressing your opinion about it, therefor taking all sincerity away from the
College Writing
Barrett Swanson
November 1, 12
For the Good of All Mankind It’s all around us, on our televisions, on our computers, in the palm of our hands, and constantly nipping at our brains. We refer to it when we wake up, when we are bored, when we are waiting, and before we go to bed. We continuously upload pictures, update our statuses, compose a tweet, scale our timelines and feeds, and snoop into the lives of our so-called “friends”. Social Media has engulfed our society to a point where it’s almost impossible to envision a world before the Internet. Due to this, not only has the way we go about our daily tasks changed, but also the way we as a people function towards one another. Some experts think that the way social media influences society can be beneficial. Why wouldn’t we want something that makes our lives that much easier? While on the other hand some argue that the web is redefining the way people interact and altogether live. Through further analysis of articles, authors, scholars, and viewpoints, I will explain social media’s negative affects on the world as we now it.
The most popular social media network in the world is Facebook, currently racking up about 1 billion users. Facebook allows us to do a plethora of things: we can connect with millions of people all around the world by letting them more or less into a window of our lives. We can see their photos, what they are interested in, who they may be in a relationship with, and even talk to them if we so choose. On top of all that we can let them know how we feel about any of these things by using a little gadget referred to as the “like” button. This feature allows you to like someone’s photos, comments, statuses and activities. The problem that arises with the like button is it lets you say so much by ultimately saying nothing at all. You choose to simply “like” something instead of expressing your opinion about it, therefor taking all sincerity away from the