Day 6: I am thankful for Facebook.
I know, sounds odd, but I believe most of us have this Love-Hate relationship with Social Media. It is often far too consuming of our time, diverting us from leading our real lives, and interacting with the real people in the same room. However, I have to say it is interesting to read the newsfeed and actually see us as a group of humans trending towards the same things at the same time. I'm not even talking about the political aspect but rather just the human experience and how we share our day-to-day lives on Facebook. For instance, 3 months ago 90% of what I posted and saw posted on my newsfeed by others was about the Polar Vortex. It was a frightful, depressing time for a lot of us. Today, almost everyone is posting about their recent 5K they ran, the barbeque they are having, the bike ride they are going on, the flowers they are planting, the concerts they are enjoying. So, although many of my friends are conservatives and not a bleeding heart liberal like myself, we share life. We share the joys of feeling the warmth of Spring finally arriving, we enjoy having time with family and friends, and enjoying the accomplishment of the graduates as we a . We all seem to strive for good health and time with family and want to share it all with others. People no longer shout from the roof tops, they post it on Facebook. I am thankful that I can connect with my family so far away with such ease and share those silly episodes in daily life that make us snicker and wish we could have shared. Now we can, and for that, yes, I am thankful.
I know, sounds odd, but I believe most of us have this Love-Hate relationship with Social Media. It is often far too consuming of our time, diverting us from leading our real lives, and interacting with the real people in the same room. However, I have to say it is interesting to read the newsfeed and actually see us as a group of humans trending towards the same things at the same time. I'm not even talking about the political aspect but rather just the human experience and how we share our day-to-day lives on Facebook. For instance, 3 months ago 90% of what I posted and saw posted on my newsfeed by others was about the Polar Vortex. It was a frightful, depressing time for a lot of us. Today, almost everyone is posting about their recent 5K they ran, the barbeque they are having, the bike ride they are going on, the flowers they are planting, the concerts they are enjoying. So, although many of my friends are conservatives and not a bleeding heart liberal like myself, we share life. We share the joys of feeling the warmth of Spring finally arriving, we enjoy having time with family and friends, and enjoying the accomplishment of the graduates as we a . We all seem to strive for good health and time with family and want to share it all with others. People no longer shout from the roof tops, they post it on Facebook. I am thankful that I can connect with my family so far away with such ease and share those silly episodes in daily life that make us snicker and wish we could have shared. Now we can, and for that, yes, I am thankful.
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