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Originally Posted by Disciple4life
Our society glamorizes celebrities. We are told and taught to put them on pedestals so they can be worshiped as idols. I have always cringed at the word idol (teen idol, American Idol). What does this have to do with Facebook?
We so much want to be famous. We teach kids do anything they can to be a star. Be the best at sports so you can be a ball player or football star. Learn to sing, rap, play guitar so that you can be in the spotlight on the stage. Always try to get everybody's attention so that you can be the one everybody is talking about. What does this have to do with Facebook?
When all else fails we can still set ourselves up as famous, stars and idols. We get on Facebook and brag about what we have done, or about what we are going to do, or how many fake friends we have. Brag about our house, car, job or how much money we make.
Maybe one day the Facebook me can meet the real me. If they got together for lunch would they recognize each other? Maybe they should change the name to Fakebook. So many people put up fake lives. When their friends become jealous they idolize you. They talk about you and finally you are the center of attention.
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I guess I am just really angry because I see it effecting people I know and mainly effecting the youth. And I guess I am angry because I see what a strong hold social media has on people's lives. They are dependent on it and are lying that they are not dependent. Actually, more than being angry, I just feel really sad that we can't help people see what it is doing to their lives. Especially, as most won't admit it is effecting their lives.
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