Summary: Does Facebook Making Kids Mean?
Is Facebook Making Kids Mean?
Rude comments have always been part of the middle school world. But it’s getting out of hand. Interactions on Facebook are the complete opposite of talking face-to-face. Facebook makes kids meaner. One reason Facebook is making kids meaner is because online communication can bring out hostile behavior. In the text, the author says, “Devon, 13, says that not long ago, a friend lashed out at her in a Facebook post.” Kids and adults say things online that are much different from what they would say face-to-face. Also, in the text, Devon said, “ I guess because I wasn’t right there, he just let it all out.” People have the nerve to say things that are mean online because they aren’t looking at the person face-to-face.
People get more confidence when they aren’t looking someone in the eye. Another reason Facebook makes kids meaner is online communication takes away all signals and tone. In the text, the author says, “One of the most important ways in which we communicate with one another is through tone.” When you pause while talking to someone on the phone it tells them to back off. But online, it tells nothing.Also, Beth Yohe, an associate director for the Anti-Defamation League, says, “You don’t see the impact of what you write.” Kids don’t realize how much rude comments affect others. Although some say Facebook can get people to know each other better, facebook is the cause of a lot of conflict between people.
Facebook makes kids meaner. Kids (and adults!) don’t always think about what they’re posting. Also, when someone posts something, it takes away all the tone and signals. So if you’re about to post something, think first. And think hard.
Rude comments have always been part of the middle school world. But it’s getting out of hand. Interactions on Facebook are the complete opposite of talking face-to-face. Facebook makes kids meaner. One reason Facebook is making kids meaner is because online communication can bring out hostile behavior. In the text, the author says, “Devon, 13, says that not long ago, a friend lashed out at her in a Facebook post.” Kids and adults say things online that are much different from what they would say face-to-face. Also, in the text, Devon said, “ I guess because I wasn’t right there, he just let it all out.” People have the nerve to say things that are mean online because they aren’t looking at the person face-to-face.
People get more confidence when they aren’t looking someone in the eye. Another reason Facebook makes kids meaner is online communication takes away all signals and tone. In the text, the author says, “One of the most important ways in which we communicate with one another is through tone.” When you pause while talking to someone on the phone it tells them to back off. But online, it tells nothing.Also, Beth Yohe, an associate director for the Anti-Defamation League, says, “You don’t see the impact of what you write.” Kids don’t realize how much rude comments affect others. Although some say Facebook can get people to know each other better, facebook is the cause of a lot of conflict between people.
Facebook makes kids meaner. Kids (and adults!) don’t always think about what they’re posting. Also, when someone posts something, it takes away all the tone and signals. So if you’re about to post something, think first. And think hard.