Blog 8 - Adbusters

I have personally thought about committing facebook suicide before especially when I only signed on once a month. I can definitely delete my facebook account but right now I don't really see the reason for doing it. Being in college, I have to admit it is pretty handy having one especially when I get invites to things that I never knew about like free cone day at Ben & Jerry's and getting the notifications that tell me someones birthday is coming up. What would be at stake by deleting my facebook is not being in this network that everyone is connected by, it is almost like not having a cell phone. Everyone is connected through facebook. If I deleted my facebook I would probably have a little bit more time on my hands as well but I would be out of the loop with certain people like my cousins in the Philippines or my friends back at home. It is an easy way to get a hold of people even though it may not be face to face. As Carmen Joy King mentioned in her article relationships are being altered and there is this big culture of narcissism but it is important to realize not all people are like that, I personally am not close to that. Its important to see that balance between online interaction and social interaction because they are totally different means of having a relationship. The problem with my generation is that many people are talking more online then they have with people in real life and that is sad. There wouldn't be a problem with facebook if people just found that balance.