Current Event for Week of 3/26/07
Students give up social networks for Lent
What do chocolate, swearing, and myspace have in common?
They may all be things that people gave up for Lent this year.
Read the article here.
Many students gave up using social networking sites for Lent this year. Do you think that social networking sites are beneficial? Are they overused? What are the benefits/disadvantages to using them over face-to-face interaction with friends?
What do chocolate, swearing, and myspace have in common?
They may all be things that people gave up for Lent this year.
Read the article here.
Many students gave up using social networking sites for Lent this year. Do you think that social networking sites are beneficial? Are they overused? What are the benefits/disadvantages to using them over face-to-face interaction with friends?
posted by cldaily at 1:09 PM
21 Comments:
it's a good thing you loose a lot of the real person over the inernet anyone can say anything through the computer but you see the real person when your looking them in the eyes.
I think its cool that people gave up myspace anf facebook for lent, i wish i would have thought of something that clever. It really would be a sacrafise for a lot of people and i think its good that they are going 40 days with out it because a lot of people really are addicted to it and its actually kinda lame.
Yes, I believe social networking sites are beneficial because they allow you to keep in contact with people you haven't seen a long time. Personally, I don't give anything up for lent because of my own beliefs; however, giving up a website for lent is far fetched in my opinion. I dont understand the full effect of lent, but i'd give up something a little bit more difficult than a website. In some ways i feel that these websites are overused. It just depends on who is using the website. If you use it to keep in contact with old friends is one thing, but posting pictures of what you did last weekend is another.
i think thats a sweet thing for peopl to give up for lent. i know i always have problems thinking of something to do when lent comes around and i usually do the same thing each year. people are getting way to addicted to facebook, nyspace, aim all that. and everyone is losing/lacking their social skills and what not bc they dont talk to people anymore unless its on the computer or texting.
i think that social networking can be beneficial to some degee, but i do not think that it is a necessity in life. i personally think it would be easier to give this up for lent than chocolate.
I think that wayy toooo many people are addicted to myspace and facebook. Also those people who have 545746465746312486 friends, yea that's rediculous especially considering you only have 8-12 top friends. People only talk to people on myspace as they talk to in real life, so it really to me isn't any different then instant messageing. For people to give up these social networking organizations for lent is a good idea! good for them, maybe this 40 days 40 nights thing will help them after lent to not check their 'messages' or 'comments' everyday!!! I think that the networks are beneficial, but only to the extent for shy people or people that are away from home. But for kids in high school that see people everyday, and don't say anything to them but when they get home infront of the computer they have a mouthful to say.
I personally don't participate in Lent but I have family members who do. It's a really personal decision if you actually believe in the concept. I think that, if the websites are important to you, than giving up social-networking online is a really creative idea for Lent.
Personally, I only use MySpace to send people simple messages such as, "Hey, movies tonight" or something along those lines. For me, MySpace could never replace face-to-face interaction with friends. I'm far too visual of a person, I need to see someone's expressions while talking to them.
Yes, networking sites are over-used, but it's a moot point if you ask me. Every generation has their thing. My generation is the internet generation.
I think sites like myspace and facebook are beneficial if they are not overused, like they sometimes are. I know some people who spend hours and hours everyday just on myspace instead of getting outside and being active. Personally, I used to have a myspace but stopped using it because it bored me and was a waste of time. Face-to-face interactions will always be the best way to communicate, but I guess it is an advantage to use these sites when people live far apart.
I’m getting really tired of hearing about myspace everywhere and its dangers. It’s your fault if you’re underage using it, posting obscene pictures, providing way too much information, and getting scholarships yanked because of the content on your page. Although I have an account on both facebook and myspace and I find it addictive, it’s pathetic. Americans spend entirely too much sitting around and playing online anyway. It’s sad if you can’t meet people anywhere except myspace. It’s advantages are instant homework help and “reconnecting” with lost friends. If it's that big of a deal to you instead of giving it up for Lent, do something nice for a person..out of the kindness of your heart that is.. not just because you feel you it's something you have to.
ok well i think that giving up mayspace and stuff for lent is a good thing. soo many people are addicted to it, they just dont know when to stop and get off, so if they give it up fo lent then they will be able to get out more instead of sitting on the computer all day.
i think that talking to people through the computer is just a way to not have to say something bad to someone face to face.. lol. not really but like it has its pros and cons. but yeah, people are wayy to dependent on the internet. as for me, i could live without the internet, except for homework like research papers and such!! lol. :)
I think that it's a neat idea to give up social networking for Lent. Some people I know are completely addicted to it and actually are on sites like myspace at least 4 hours a day commenting others. I think that these sites are and aren't beneficial. They are nice because they allow you to easily keep in touch with people you usually don't talk to on the phone or at school but they are a haven for sexual predators. People that are always on it are probably lacking at least some social skills because they never actually talk to people in person. They would rather do it online.
I think there are good and bad things that go along with "social networking." Yes, many teens are on for excessive amounts of timing (apparently gettin seizures according to the article....?), but it's a way to socialize when our schedules are too busy to talk in person. The only real benefit over talkin in person is that you can have a conversation with multiple people about different things simultaneously. However, I would much rather talk in person because nothing can replace it.
I can see some benefits in social networking; however, it's also very easy to pretend to be someone your not and social netwroking can potentially get you in trouble. Face-to-face interaction would be much better because for all you know online you could be talking to a 50 year old man pretending to be a high schooler. The benefits of social networking is of course branching out and gaining new friends.
i think the sites are benefitial because you can keep in contact with people all over the world. i really dont think i would be able to give up all of that. thats how i keep in contact with some of my family members because i dont have to pay long distance charges. however it would be easier to give up this instead of chocolate!
i think social networking websites are over used and over rated. i also don't think they are really beneficial because if you truly want to keep in touch with someone you will call them and/or see them. i understand its effect for people that moved away, etc but i think people just send friend invites to who ever also just to have more "friends".
To ask if social networks are beneficial is to ask if communication is beneficial. I believe the obvious answer to be yes. I don't understand how communication could be over-used when generally it's just the sharing and comparing of knowledge. Communication makes us smarter and provides us with more experiences socially.
I think that myspace and other social networks are very overused. I'm not exactly sure why people are so drawn to them because there really are no advantages to them over real life interactions, unless of course you are lying to someone. If you use them to stay in contact with someone far away wouldn't it be better to pick up a phone?
Yeah, network sites are very beneficial. I use them to keep contact with my friends in Belgium. Otherwise, I would have very little contact with them. I also use it to talk to people in other countries in student exchange programs.
Yeah, networking sites are overused, sure. I guess some kids use them instead of doing homework. It's just like anything else, though. It's the same as watching TV instead of doing what you need to do.
I think that things like MySpace can be dangerous because people can easily lie about who they are. Perverts and stuff. Used responsibly, networking sites can be good.
I think social networking is, in some ways, very beneficial. It helps people to keep in contact with others without feeling like they're intruding or interrupting; it's just a friendly way to keep in touch. However, I think programs such as myspace and facebook have been taking over peoples lives and people rely on it too much, which takes time out of their daily lives. I also think its a good idea to give something like that up for lent, because a lot of people can't go a single day without logging on to myspace or facebook (me included)
Most teenagers think that it is easyer to make friends while online and not socialy interacting with ppl and making friends that way. The internet is over used and that it is nice that some students are just plain quiting the internet and being more sociable. But it is also nice to take a break from the internet because it is addicting.
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