We, the youth spends a significant amount of our day wasting away in front of our computer screens. It’s either a movie that has us occupied or an overdue assignment! And then there is Facebook. The social networking website that once helped us in reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. But in no time at all, it began helping parents in keeping tabs on their kids and grandparents in keeping tabs on their kids and grandkids. But then came the Privacy option, and all was well again.
Sadly today, all that Facebook is used for is mindless
gossip and endless stalking. Not to mention, it has been turned into a platform
for insecure individuals to express and satisfy their insecurity.
Still, some people continue to use this network for all the
right purposes. By uploading their work and making their mark, thus earning
them new links and opportunities. Or by building broken bridges or widening
their friend circle through a single click. And then there are people who reach
out to discover an entirely new side of Facebook.
Our crowded news feeds make us forget that it’s not just our
friend, families and celebrities who are linked to the Facebook world. And
that’s it possible to chat with someone in Ireland at the exact speed of
chatting with our next door neighbor. Not many people we know will happen to
have friends in other countries or even in other cities. And I’m not talking
about friends that they once knew before either of them moved to a separate location.
Facebook makes it possible to befriend people who live
thousands of miles away. Living in separate continents and time zones.
Belonging to different ethnicities, religions and perspectives. All in just one
click. Have you ever had any friends that you have never met? Friends that are
a part of your day to day life, yet it’s possible that you’ve never even heard
their voice.
Being friends with someone who lives all the way across the
world is amazing indeed. It enables you to see the world from their
perspectives. Good or bad. It’s an opportunity to learn at every step. What
their culture offers, what their languages translate to and how you and someone
who is miles away can cross paths and make a difference in each other’s life.
No matter how brief the encounter is. It also helps in defeating all the
stereotypes of our time. And provides a chance to experience diversity.
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