Thread: Social networking: The curse of relationships

Your name is Josh, and you're from Georgia? >_>

Creepy.


As to the subject at hand, I do agree, though I see both sides. I think web apps like Facebook and Twitter are great, for their respective purposes (which are constantly expanding, changing and evolving) but are easy to abuse. I can't really say 'misuse' but to me, personally, posting a inane status update every five minutes is just silly and somewhat annoying.

Luckily, you get to pick who you follow/friend, and vice versa. As for the potential to affect relationships, I think if the relationship is genuine; if the friendship is strong or the love is true, then posting some 140 character update to the social networking site of your choice, whether in a drunken stupor, an angry rant, or a late-night burst of Too Much Information Syndrome, should not have any lasting effect.

~Josh

I don't think such sites hinder relationships. If the poster feels a certain safety about posting such things online, they need to rethink and stop being so stupid.

If a friend of mine posts something online that I disagree with, I wouldn't try to start a debate with them. Obviously ppl have diff opinions and are entitled to express it. If we clash too much and too often, that's the end of that. Was bound to happen anyway with or without the net (the net just speed things up a bit).

I'll open my position on this with a very heartwarming story that involves Facebook's fubar "your friend was tagged in a picture!" feature.

It begins with a girl. Often times this is the case. There was strong mutual interest.
Facebook updates with a wonderful picture of her and two other guys that a friend had tagged her in. Do not wish to describe picture.
There is no more mutual interest.

Future conflict avoided.

Just like the saying "guns don't kill people", "the internet doesn't ruin relationships".

In fact, it actually helps to start positive relationships that otherwise wouldn't have come about.