Are we obsessed with ourselves? Of course it is thrilling to see yourself on the Internet, to catch up on all the latest gossip among your friends, and to track the number of tagged photos you have. I too am an offender of this self-obsession, by creating this blog to document all of my thoughts and ramblings for the entire world wide web to view. But I don't see this instinctive urge to express one's self as something to be ashamed of or to suppress.
I think Facebook is the product of a realization that people, specifically young people, have an inherent desire to articulate their identity in a shared setting. Facebook reassures us that our presence is significant in the world, that we occupy some amount of space, however minute, on the Internet, and we can see ourselves in the profiles of others. Facebook reminds us that we have friends, and that we can accumulate more friends, just by the click of a button from the comfort of our own room.
If you have a Facebook account, what is the most important aspect of your profile to you? What feature of Facebook do you use most? How often do you visit your Facebook account? Do you think that your Facebook profile provides an honest and comprehensive depiction of who you are as an individual? If not, what is missing? Do you create an idealized version of yourself? Why or why not?
If you don't have a Facebook account, why not? Have you ever had one, or something similar, like a myspace, xanga, or blog? Is this sort of technology appealing or addicting to you, or does it disgust you? Do you ever feel like you miss out on anything because you're not on Facebook?
How do you think the type of writing you can do on Facebook relates to writing you do for your classes?
1 comments:
I probably visit my facebook at least 4 times a day. The wall and the photo sections are the parts that are the most important to me. I don't feel that facebook gives an ideological picture of me.
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