Summary Response 5
Murtaza, Taimour
Dr. Stacy Stuewe
English-1301 11.00 pm
Due Date: 09/16/2014
Summary Response Paper “Friends with Benefits”
In the article “Friends with Benefits” by Kate Dailey claims that there are benefits to having social media friends on Facebook. She started to think how we use Facebook when one of her college friend posted about her loss of son on Facebook. Dailey felt posting that on Facebook was extremely personal, but when she started to examine the benefits of Facebook friends, she changed her mind. She thinks that Facebook is the perfect place to let everyone know of her tragedy without telling her story repeatedly, and the support that her friend will get from Facebook will be helpful. “Research has shown that a strong network of friends could be very important to get through your problems.” Dailey conducted a survey on Facebook asking her friends, “Can Facebook makes them good friends.” Several people commented “Facebook doesn’t make them better friends, but a better acquaintance.” Facebook allows people to send happy messages and comment on posts, which research has shown that it is good for our self-esteem. It is also a way to get information about something that you don’t know from a broad range of people, to get a lot of different opinions. Dailey also explains that Facebook cannot replace face to face communication or the in person friendship. Some studies show that too much of online living will not satisfy our daily world, and they claim that will these friends really help you when you are in trouble. Finally Dailey understands this as “Facebook works best as an amplification of a “real life” social life, not a replacement. After reading this article, I saw Facebook from a different point of view. Should Kate Dailey post about her son death news on Facebook? Personally I would never put the death of loved ones on Facebook for everyone to see because I would not like to bother my friends with such bad news. I can understand how this takes
Dr. Stacy Stuewe
English-1301 11.00 pm
Due Date: 09/16/2014
Summary Response Paper “Friends with Benefits”
In the article “Friends with Benefits” by Kate Dailey claims that there are benefits to having social media friends on Facebook. She started to think how we use Facebook when one of her college friend posted about her loss of son on Facebook. Dailey felt posting that on Facebook was extremely personal, but when she started to examine the benefits of Facebook friends, she changed her mind. She thinks that Facebook is the perfect place to let everyone know of her tragedy without telling her story repeatedly, and the support that her friend will get from Facebook will be helpful. “Research has shown that a strong network of friends could be very important to get through your problems.” Dailey conducted a survey on Facebook asking her friends, “Can Facebook makes them good friends.” Several people commented “Facebook doesn’t make them better friends, but a better acquaintance.” Facebook allows people to send happy messages and comment on posts, which research has shown that it is good for our self-esteem. It is also a way to get information about something that you don’t know from a broad range of people, to get a lot of different opinions. Dailey also explains that Facebook cannot replace face to face communication or the in person friendship. Some studies show that too much of online living will not satisfy our daily world, and they claim that will these friends really help you when you are in trouble. Finally Dailey understands this as “Facebook works best as an amplification of a “real life” social life, not a replacement. After reading this article, I saw Facebook from a different point of view. Should Kate Dailey post about her son death news on Facebook? Personally I would never put the death of loved ones on Facebook for everyone to see because I would not like to bother my friends with such bad news. I can understand how this takes