Facebook: Why I Hate It

My initial reaction when I began reading this article was that I could easily relate to the author. Similar to Sarah, I begin my morning routine with a quick check of my facebook, hoping for a new wall post or news feed. Several consecutive hours are wasted daily on facebook rather than using that time being productive and working on class assignments. At this time, facebook is minimized at the bottom of my screen for future use. This shows that facebook can easily become an addiction. Applications are also a very popular aspect. One in particular "Make a Baby" may send the wrong message to children and teens that it is appropriate to have children at such a young age. Although "Make a Baby" is a virtual version of a baby it can be taken in a different direction. Although facebook does have it's negatives, it is a very good source for communication. Now that I am away at college in a different state than my high school, it is very common to lose touch with former class mates and friends. Facebook allows me to "add" them as a friend and we can either send messages or write on each other's walls. The author also mentioned the infamous facebook status. Allowing members to write about exactly what they are doing tends to become distracting and bothersome. Does anyone actually need to know what are you doing at every moment of the day? Facebook has affected a vast amount of people of all ages and it continues to expand making it an even larger phenomena everyday.