Yeah, so Facebook can be a great thing. It’s a
mind-blowing idea that you can talk to and connect with someone on the other
side of the world! It allows you to socialize, let people know what’s happening
in your life, and follow others’ posts. But Facebook can also be a bad thing.
Instead of explaining why it can be a bad thing, I’m going to tell you a story
that I think will illustrate my point very clearly. And just so you know, this
is a TRUE STORY. Yes people, no matter how out-of-this-world it may seem, this story
is very true and very recent. So brace yourselves. Here goes:
Once upon a time, there was a happy family. It
consisted of a mother and a father and a couple children. Anyway, one day the
father got in a very serious car accident and had to be rushed to the hospital
in an ambulance. The police that had arrived on the scene called the wife (who
was at home with the children) to inform her of the accident her husband had
been in. Immediately after receiving the phone call from the police, she hurried
to the computer and posted the following on Facebook: “[Jeff] has been in an
accident! Gotta run to the hospital ASAP!!!” A little while after the accident,
the husband passed away.
Seriously, people!!? Who has time to post on Facebook
that their husband is dying when he was rushed to the hospital thirty seconds
ago!? Facebook has become a diary to some people. I’ve seen posts on that thing
like “eating an apple right now”, then two minutes later another post comes up
something like “mmm, that was a yummy apple”. I mean, people put their entire
lives on Facebook! Do you see what I’m saying?? I don’t know about you, but to
me it seems like people just have too much spare time, so they end up writing
down every little thing they do and posting it online for the whole world to
see!
Wow. Facebook. More like Facediary.
