Uncle Sam wants you! Yes, you!
A couple of months back I deleted my Facebook account. I became fed up with the antics that continued to appear on my news feed and the false sense of "friend"-ship that people assumed. I recently reactivated my account.. Who knows how long it will remain activated. I guess until the next "I just got laid/smoking a J" or "My baby daddy ain't ish" status appears, I'll stay on. Let's begin...
On my way to work this morning, I was listening to 93.9 discussing how people behave on Facebook. Oh the ignorance that ensued.
Parents and adults called in stating that Facebook should have a age limit. Then, someone suggested that the government should monitor teen's facebook pages for language that could provoke violence.
All I could think was: Are you freaking kidding me!
Even if there was an age limit, kids would lie to get on just like I did when I was young to create a blackplanet page or a myspace. I remember when Facebook was just for college students and then a separate section just for high school students. There wasn't as many issues as there are now on Facebook since it has opened to the general masses.
And why in the world does the government need to monitor your child's behavior??? I believe parents fail to uphold their responsibility as guardians over their children. A parent saying they can't control their child is a parent that maybe should not have had a child. Monitoring your child's behavior on Facebook is not the responsibility of the government or Facebook. Teach our youth how to conduct themselves on social networking sites and then we would be better off.
Then again, the kids have to have an example. I honestly see more adults acting reckless and childish on Facebook than I see teenagers. So, who are they supposed to follow?
I mean adults are killing each other over $20. (If you haven't heard the NY news story, Click here!) Times are getting crazy and Facebook is becoming the death of people acting civilized.
Somehow people take the comfort of being behind their Internet screen forgranted believing that the Internet is safe a space to attack people, create drama, and be a Internet thug. Not every person is equipped with the skills to maturely, logically, and rationally respond to such immature nonsense.
I don't know what the solution is just yet, but I know that Facebook is not the problem. It is the people who use Facebook to devise evil and wicked plans.
What's your take?
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