social networks
Thursday, June 19, 2008
My physics practice seems to be going along ok, i have a little bit more confidence in myself than before. But this isn't about physics, because, as usual, over my bought-back lunch from the beach, i read articles from
www.cracked.com, and there's this really, really, very good article that i recommend you read, since chances are very likely, you are part of the demographic.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.htmlIt's one of those articles in cracked that isn't sarcastic, yet it still is very interesting. Basically, it exposes you to how technology is making us lonelier, despite the paradox that social networking is everywhere.
The following is purely not offensive, so please don't take... offence. Yichen was the first person who came to mind when i read this article, mainly because, while there has been more than one occasion where i really went ballistic from his actions (some would say that isn't hard to achieve), we're still friends. At least, i think so =D. If you think deeper, too, its also why the divorce rates have been steadily increasing. People just can't put up as easily with their mates, simply because they're less tempered and weathered by past friends, those who were selectively chosen and not trying.
I guess all of us, myself included, have to realise the truths of the article, and try to bridge the gap that was broken by technology, making extra effort to recognise our friends now, close or distant, in a bid to become more truly social, and less
myspace.In a related article i read from Joel's Newsweek subscription, there was some public disaproval when rumours abounded that the Myspace 'friends cap' of 5000 would be removed. It stated that, on average, while '
Myspacers' have already an average of 180 internet 'friends', there are those who have the ever gut-wrenching need to not accept their 5001st 'friend' because they've been capped. Really, get real.
Being in Damai, i guess, must be a prime example of the cracked article. If you remember, i put up a post not too long ago about the inadequacies of many Damai students to share the same interests as I, etc. I got flamed for that, yes, but now, having read the article, i feel pretty low that i was simply lazy to accept these bunch of people, who must have their merits elsewhere.
Of course, i'm not saying i'm so angelic as to make an overhaul in my actions to others, i'm just saying we ought to take note of this, and try a little bit harder, for that friend, for that relationship, for our emotional well-being.
posted by joseph at 12:26 PM