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I think facebook definitely has beneficial uses (reconnecting with old friends, arranging events etc). But I feel like a lot of people are addicted to it and a
by WhaleFood 14y ago
I think facebook definitely has beneficial uses (reconnecting with old friends, arranging events etc). But I feel like a lot of people are addicted to it and allow it to get in the way of having real, face-to-face interactions. Eg people who can't have a dinner conversation without looking down every 10 seconds to check their wall. It's a kinda scary trend that seems to be becoming increasingly prevalent in the younger generations.
- taligent 14y agoAnd older people could say exactly the same thing about email, IM and discussion forums like HN. I know far more people who check their email religiously than check Facebook.
- acjohnson55 14y agoIt's funny, but if you read the book The Information by James Gleick, you can see how people thought the exact same things about the telegraph that we do about modern communications technologies, both positive and negative.