September 09, 2007
Hello, my name is (insert-name-here) and I am a Facebook addict.
It is easy to say and easy to joke about. However to some, any form of Internet addiction can become a significant life challenge.
For some, having an addiction to Facebook is an easy route to academic and/or social homicide. Seemingly harmless hours spent online add up quickly. Do you think your career and job prospects would benefit from a better balance than the semester tally of Economics (44 hours) versus Facebook time (220 hours)? I suspect so.
So far, Facebook time, for me anyway, is time well wasted. Of course, I have an ulterior motive in that I am researching the social phenomenon for career advancement and profit. But, on this sunny Sunday morning, I am pondering a deep philosophical question as I flick back often to my Facebook pages. On a per friend basis, the amount of verbal and face-to-face communication I have with my many friends and business associates pales in comparison to the amount of time I take to read their online commentary, find out what Facebook applications and groups they belong to and look at their posted photos. Silly - when one analyses it.
As I type this post, a friend of mine lays in the palliative care unit of our local hospital with her family by her side. A Facebook presence seems so far removed from reality in view of that situation. I have some regret that I didn’t take advantage of opportunities to sit and talk to her as she battled every day with her illness. Yet, I can tell you where many of my friends have traveled thanks to the “Where I’ve Been” Facebook application.
I need a serious whack up the side of the head!
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