How would you feel if there was no more Facebook tomorrow? No new notifications, group invitations, photo tags, or friend requests? Some of you would be happy but many of you would have to find another hobby with all of your spare time.
Facebook has inarguably altered the facade of the social landscape. While Facebook has quite a number of communicative advantages, I want to discuss a few of its disadvantages.
The most important disadvantage is the reduction in person to person interaction. Facebook could potentially shape a generation’s social skills. Simple interpersonal relationship skills may become a lost art due to this still new phenomenon. We are social creatures created for “real” social interaction.
We have already seen all of the news reports discussing Facebook privacy issues. Facebook is just as private as the front page newspaper; except it's immediate. One newscaster reported, Facebook knows more about you than your credit card company. After looking at the way they advertise towards me, I would have to agree. We are utterly exposed to the world through Facebook.
I have known some students to delete Facebook because of plummeting grades due to its addictive nature and its conflicts with other people. If you check your Status Updates regularly, you are well aware that immature people share inappropriate and embarrassing quotes and pictures.
Spending an unhealthy time on Facebook may also come at the cost of the people that matter most in your life.
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