Personal journal - Essay Example

Personal Journal Probably like any other 16 year old, or in this case 32 year old too, I am crazy about Facebook. Man, that was an invention of the century. As I was browsing through Facebook in my spare time, thoughts came into my mind over the sociology of Facebook, how intelligent the whole thing is at different levels. Sure, we’ve all seen the movie and know his vision was to bring the whole “social experience” of school campus online but it is amazing how it has brought both good and bad aspects of human psyche as well.

Let me elaborate it a bit, let’s say there is this kid bullied in school. Over time, the regular bullying has shattered his confidence and he loathing in self-pity and slowly contempt begins to rise in him, right? Not only his actual social experience in the school good but his fake social experience in Facebook can also be a pain. When he sees people his age, his so-called friends enjoying their lives they deserve to, he feels bad about himself. The status messages of others pinch him and ultimately have a nagative impact on his mind.

It makes sense, right? It seems that Facebook in a way is a breeder of competitiveness, jealousy and a forum of show-off. Facebook show-off-ers, people who change their status like a zillion times a day and post every teeny-tiny detail of their life online. If Facebook was actual world, such people would be holding large loudspeakers. But I guess we should look at the positives of Facebook, connecting friends and bringing people together like they did in Egypt and Morroco social media revolutions.