I can't say that I particularly enjoy social media.
When I was abroad, FB felt like my only connection to my friends and family back in America. I would look at their photos and comments lovingly and feel sad about all the people I missed. Now that I am back and have consistent access to internet again, I'm becoming resentful of it. I want my friends to spend less time talking about how much fun they're having and what they're doing over instagram/ fb / twitter/ snapchat and actually have a conversation! It's gotten so bad that actually have to sometimes enforce a "no phones at the dinner table" when dining out.
And before you call me a hypocrite- let me admit to being one. I am a complete junkie, too. I'm hooked up to every one of the social media tools that I previously mentioned. And sure, the power of the internet can be used for both good and evil. I can/do use twitter to learn about world events, online libraries to make research easier, watch international movies to practice my language ability, etc. My professors are more technologically savvy (by far) than I am. Will being stubborn about not wanting to know how to use technology prevent me from getting higher paying jobs, keeping up on world events, and "staying in the know"? Probably yes. I think instead of running away to the woods and living a hippie life to escape this technology stuff, I need to learn to use the powers of media and the internet in more productive, rewarding ways.
When I was abroad, FB felt like my only connection to my friends and family back in America. I would look at their photos and comments lovingly and feel sad about all the people I missed. Now that I am back and have consistent access to internet again, I'm becoming resentful of it. I want my friends to spend less time talking about how much fun they're having and what they're doing over instagram/ fb / twitter/ snapchat and actually have a conversation! It's gotten so bad that actually have to sometimes enforce a "no phones at the dinner table" when dining out.
And before you call me a hypocrite- let me admit to being one. I am a complete junkie, too. I'm hooked up to every one of the social media tools that I previously mentioned. And sure, the power of the internet can be used for both good and evil. I can/do use twitter to learn about world events, online libraries to make research easier, watch international movies to practice my language ability, etc. My professors are more technologically savvy (by far) than I am. Will being stubborn about not wanting to know how to use technology prevent me from getting higher paying jobs, keeping up on world events, and "staying in the know"? Probably yes. I think instead of running away to the woods and living a hippie life to escape this technology stuff, I need to learn to use the powers of media and the internet in more productive, rewarding ways.