http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/10-things-you-dont-know-about-teens-and-social-networking-2527367/?pg=2#poll-CD1D3920C43811E09933ECECFD6D37FB
According to teens, If your not on a social network you're not alive and you don't exist. I think this is absolutely ridiculous. These girls would rather check there Facebook for a whole day than learn something in class. (that I don't mid too much.) HOWEVER! These the only thing that runs in the minds of these girls are getting home and uploading a picture of them selves just to have others comment on them. One girl even became depressed because one of her friends got more "likes" than her.
Before your start attacking me and saying things like, "they are only young girls! They don't understand!" That's not the point. The point is that these kids are setting a bad example for all teens these days who would rather interact through facebook than in real life. It's saddening to see so many kids shallow intentions.
What do you think about this? Do you really think this is how most kids 16 and younger think now a days?
Also let me leave you a quote from this article: "There's more 'life' happening online than offline. If you are not online, you are completely out of the loop--you don't have a life, you don't really exist."
EDIT: So it seems as if I'm attacking these girls out just because i hate facebook or what not. I know that these girls are young and will, hopefully' grow out of this phase. i know not all teens are like this in fact i myself do not know anyone like those girls. The point I was trying to make is if this is the direction and values kids have these days then it's sad. I don't know many kids 16 or younger being 18 and going to college and whatnot and was just wondering how others think of these girls and if this is the trend going on also.
Also I deleted my Facebook a few weeks ago. I had 460+ friends but I only really talk to about 18 or so and those same friends would also either text me or call me to hang out. Also the privacy on facebook is awful. All it could take is just one friend and one tag and shit hits the fan. I got incredibly bored of it. I stopped using it for about 3 months before I just deleted it. I am starting college in a few days so we'll see if I NEED to use it again.
According to teens, If your not on a social network you're not alive and you don't exist. I think this is absolutely ridiculous. These girls would rather check there Facebook for a whole day than learn something in class. (that I don't mid too much.) HOWEVER! These the only thing that runs in the minds of these girls are getting home and uploading a picture of them selves just to have others comment on them. One girl even became depressed because one of her friends got more "likes" than her.
Before your start attacking me and saying things like, "they are only young girls! They don't understand!" That's not the point. The point is that these kids are setting a bad example for all teens these days who would rather interact through facebook than in real life. It's saddening to see so many kids shallow intentions.
What do you think about this? Do you really think this is how most kids 16 and younger think now a days?
Also let me leave you a quote from this article: "There's more 'life' happening online than offline. If you are not online, you are completely out of the loop--you don't have a life, you don't really exist."
EDIT: So it seems as if I'm attacking these girls out just because i hate facebook or what not. I know that these girls are young and will, hopefully' grow out of this phase. i know not all teens are like this in fact i myself do not know anyone like those girls. The point I was trying to make is if this is the direction and values kids have these days then it's sad. I don't know many kids 16 or younger being 18 and going to college and whatnot and was just wondering how others think of these girls and if this is the trend going on also.
Also I deleted my Facebook a few weeks ago. I had 460+ friends but I only really talk to about 18 or so and those same friends would also either text me or call me to hang out. Also the privacy on facebook is awful. All it could take is just one friend and one tag and shit hits the fan. I got incredibly bored of it. I stopped using it for about 3 months before I just deleted it. I am starting college in a few days so we'll see if I NEED to use it again.