Monday, 28 November 2016
Facebook friends
In
the reading, “Who says Facebook Friends are not your real friends?” Jarrett
examines the alienation and exploitation of digital media users with regards to
their contribution to social media platforms such as Facebook. He identifies
that Facebook friends can actually be our real friends due to the similar attributes
that they possess such as showing compassion when you lose someone you love,
send birthday greetings, and view pictures you upload and so on. However, as we
discussed in class, we all can agree that Facebook friends are not always your
friends that you have in real life. Having said this, could you guys think of
some differences between your real friends that you hang out with, and your
Facebook friends?
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To me Facebook friends are seen more of acquaintances. My real friends are people who I spend my time with off the internet. Facebook has created the concept of "friends" and have reconstructed the meaning around it. Simply because someone has agreed to be your "friend" on social media does not mean that you or them consider each other real friends. Facebook has take elements of real life and has socially constructed a new meaning for "friends" over the internet.
ReplyDeleteI think if Im being completely honest, sometimes we add people on Facebook that have mutual friends that we may not necessarily know. Its one more person to up your number of friends, one more like on your pictures and so on. Sometimes I think people use online "friends" for that extra like or comment on their pictures. I wouldn't go to Facebook to talk about things that are genuinely bothering me, I would go to the friends that are there for my in real life when I need them, not just online.
ReplyDeleteAs harsh as it may sound, I think that many Facebook friends are people we stay connected with in the unlikely event that we will cross paths again or will eventually need something from. There have been many occasions where people I have not spoken directly to in months have sent me a message asking for a favor. This has become the norm, and I have done this too, but Facebook friends are not people that we really engage with on a personal level. Especially as someone who does not post online very often, I find that the things that keep me connected to Facebook friends are "liking" posts that they share. If I do not post as often our Facebook interactions are fairly one sided. This is unlike real life friends, who share things with me directly, so that we can actually engage each other.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone has friends or followers on social media that does not categorize them as a real friend in my opinion. I think this because it is seen as the norm on Facebook to write on someone's wall wishing them a happy birthday if you at some point were friends with them in real life, when some people may not bother to approach them in person upon seeing that person. A key difference I think between my real friends and Facebook friends are that many of real friends directly speak to me whether it be in person, on the phone or a text message when many of my Facebook friends I have not spoken too in months, potentially years. My real friends are people who I see and speak with on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteFacebook friends are people who I've met once or twice or they are ex-classmates. They are more of an acquaintance than anything. My real friends are the ones who I see outside of the internet and they are the ones that I have their phone numbers and text instead of talking to them on facebook. In addition facebook friends are the ones where facebook reminds me its their birthday and I would quickly wish them happy birthday while real friends are the ones that I would send a more thoughtful and personalized message.
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