Social networking and narcissism

Alix2012
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:38:43 +0000

Everytime a new way of communication is invented - telephones, cell phones, email, IM, texts - people always worry over the new way to communicate, fearing it will cause all kinds of problems. I think you’re overanalyzing social network cites, just like people once overanalyzed telephones and email. It’s just another way to communicate, keep in touch, share photos, videos, etc.

When you talk on the phone, you can only hear a voice. When someone leaves a video on your Facebook wall, you can see their face and it’s just so much nicer to see them smile and laugh. Some people overdo Facebook and constantly update and add hundreds of people, but for most people, it’s just fun and a great way to keep in touch.

I don’t get how people can misrepresent themselves on Facebook…it’s not like they’re being someone else. They post their own photos, talk to their own friends, etc. It’s not like you develop a new identity and set of friends online lol. In HS I thought it was useless but after I graduated I wanted to keep in touch with everyone (not just friends but old classmates and aquaintances).