Social Media Matters

Social media is a great way to stay connected to friends and family.  It is also a great way to see what your favorite celebrities and athletes are thinking and talking about.  It can be a great way to meet new people too. Look at all the upside to creating that first account.  Haven't you ever wondered what's going on in the world.  News-feeds are a vital part of social media.  Businesses can gain an advantage by promoting and advertising on social media sites.  Looking for a job, there are sites for that as well.  What can't social media do? 

It can break up families.  It can dissolve a relationship.  It can create social problems.  You may just want to stay home and talk--for now.  The question is: will you let it?  For all of the great things these websites do, there will always be a deviant variable attached to it.  Not because these websites are 'bad'.  But because were humans relate with one another and gossip; connections are made and loss.  This isn't a "drama" issue, this is human nature.  People talk and we all know it.

What motivation would lead somebody to post a pic to a friend in front of hundreds of others?  What incentive does someone expect from mentioning a rumor at your local grocery store?  These are basically the same situation, just played on a different "court" at a different pace.  The faster we are able to interact, the quicker we will enter and exit our places we frequently visit. 



On another note, there are also questions of identity.  We all think about what we want to post.  What type of person are we going to portray?  Will a picture be posted of yourself?  Will it be good enough?  How will people react to something you write?  Do you have an aim?  Will you make people happy or sad?  Perhaps most people don't care one way or the other.  Nevertheless, it all boils down to basic social principals: each and every person will create a different perspective about who you are.  You may have friends who defend your character outside of the cyber-reality you decided to speak on.  Are these character references?  No. They are friends.  All of our intentions are good in nature, but will they be understood?  Does knowledge have anything to do with morals?  Whatever the case, our intentions will continue to be questioned no matter how we communicate.