The principle service of our relationships therefore is as a reflection into our own personality; that which we praise, admire, or loathe and despise in others is also within ourselves. In every friend and companion we recognise something about them that others are unable see. This rec…
Conversations are strained, in face to face situations, because we all believe we know each other so well, through our posts. I can’t tell you how many times I have tried to have a conversation, face to face, with a Facebook friend. Inevitably, the talk comes to a screeching halt when one of us says, “Oh yes! I saw that on Facebook!”
Remember the baby photos and “embarrassing” pictures that parents shared when Facebook became a household trend? Those little kids have grown up now, and some of them are pissed! They are angry at their parents for sharing private moments of their lives, and some of them are asking their parents to “take those photos off their Facebook”. Teenagers don’t want to have their photos taken by their parents, because they don’t want to be seen through the eyes of their parent’s friends and circles. Fair enough.