http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/fashion/for-couples-new-source-of-online-friction.html?_r=1
This article has to do with whether social networks like twitter and facebook are putting an unwanted strain on relationships. They mention how one partner posts something that might offend or embarrass their partner. It was quite interesting to see what some of the more famous people had to say about their significant others posting something about them without approval.
I think this article proves a really good point. Online social networks definitely cause unnecessary strain in relationships. I have had plenty of friends get into fights with their significant others over something the other said on Facebook or Twitter. In fact, it has happened to me before too. I think if you're in a relationship, your relationship is private to you and your significant other. If you want to take picture and put them up, fine, but you should not be telling everyone when your boyfriend/girlfriend is sleeping, eating, going to the bathroom or anything else of personal matter. Like the article mentions, I think it is definitely necessary for one to ask the other before posting something online about them. Everyone does not need to know that you are shopping for a new couch.
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ReplyDeleteAll of us have grown up in the age of social media. AIM, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter have all changed the way we interact with one another and express ourselves. I feel that social media and networks can affect more than just persons in a relationship, but how a person develops social skills. It seems that today more and more personal opinions by people are finding their way onto the internet, and face to face conversations have been replaced by social media. I recall an article a while back concerning how social media has caused us as humans to become more isolated from society and also prone to anxiety. The isolation comes from the fact that we are updated about how are friends are doing not by them, but rather through a source of technology. Second, the anxiety comes from pictures and statuses of an event you were not invited to or did not hear about. A person feels like they have no friends because they were not invited to an event. The decision to use social media ultimately lies with us. How much we feel we want to express, and how much we feel we should not.
ReplyDeleteI personally feel that social networks have become too public. On the other hand people need to be responsible for what they are posting. I agree with this article in the sense I have seen people post stuff on facebook for instance stuff that I think should be kept private. People are way to open about what they are doing or have going on in their lives but than again it is a personal choice. There are definitely two sides to this argument because people need to be able to control what they are sharing and making sure not to post about other people. I would not have been happy if people were posting what I was doing at all times of the day just as Mr. H was not. It is crazy how you can know so much about someone's life without even having to directly communicate with them because of what people chose to post. I have heard of people breaking up or getting into fights just because of what people have on their social network pages. I do not think that social networking should be banned but I do believe people should get smarter about the things they are putting online for the public to see.
ReplyDeleteIt's troubling that individuals in relations can use social media in a way that makes their partner uncomfortable, be it unintentional or not. To those attention-whores who MUST tell their facebook friends how dinner turned out, or how their home repair is going, if there's even a chance that your partner would be uncomfortable or upset, stop. I do believe any healthy relationship has partners with strong communication skills which they use to resolve inevitable conflicts. So if facebook is causing strain on a relationship, it should easily be solved with a quick talk. Why would something a insignificant as this be avoided to a point where it is able to cause tension in a relationship. How could this truly be a problem? If there is conflict in a relationship, partners should fix it. We're not talking about unrepairable damage to a marriage (hopefully not) or custody of a child-- this is Twitter. Grow up, society.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy to think about how much of an impact social media has in our life. Our generation has grown up with all of these different types of social media and it seems as if we are getting a new one every week. Social media is one thing but it's terrible that it's starting to put a strain on people's relationships. It always seems as one person likes to publicize it while the other is not a fan of it. I think people need to start realizing that we are getting older and that being public about your relationship really isn't that important. If anything it's going to ruin your relationship. Twitter and Facebook is not the place where you should be posting everything about your life. Keep your life and relationship private.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine the effects social media will have on the "next generation." Everyone has that one person of their "friends list" that updates you on absolutely everything they do. Social networking is great for keeping track of old friends, if you aren't that annoying person who blows up everyone's newsfeed. Relationships are something that should be kept between the two people involved and posting about your significant other and the status of your relationship is unnecessary. People need to think before they post things on facebook and twitter. If social networking is really having such an impact on your relationship you need to talk about it, don't tweet about it.
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