LIFE

No Way I’m Joining That

If you say so mom

You know exactly where I’m going with this. It’s the year 2004 and everyone ages 12–25 is excited to finally use something other than myspace and AOL. It was the advent of Facebook and the world was on fire. People were pumped to see others and able to interact with them in real-time while leaving a comment. It was a grand time on the internet, but some people didn’t get the idea.

You just got pulled in

If you asked your mother and grandmother 10–15 years ago “ Are you coming on Facebook?” they would most likely look at you weirdly or just tell you “That’s not for me.”

Fast forward today and all your family members might be on Facebook posting pictures, sharing posts, or just spying on other people (lol). Who would’ve guessed that so many moms, dads, grandmoms, and granddads would find pleasure in exploring FB?

What can we learn

The advent of social media has shown us that no matter the age or background human beings want to belong around other people who they can have moments and memories with.

The longevity of our lives depends on us socializing with others which comes from interacting and having contact with other people. No matter who you are and where you are from everyone must agree that our lives are worth living because of the presence of others around us.

Future problems

The future of socialization looks techy but depressing with virtual and augmented already here. More and more interactions are being done with only our eyes instead of face-to-face/real-time bonding. This sounds convenient and might have its advantages but the disadvantages could be plenty.

Finally, moving away from the traditional methods of interaction such as face-to-face or voice interactions means that our socialization involving all of our senses will become limited potentially affecting our mental health.