Being a young adult in this technological revolution, I feel
that my attitude towards social media is far different from most. While I have
a Facebook, I forget the last status update I wrote. I do not have Twitter,
Instagram, or Vines. I’ve never been one to keep a journal whether a physical
or virtual one. I’m not a member of any website (Youtube, Reddit, etc.) and
have never commented on anything in my life.
I just recently purchased a smartphone and can go entire days without looking at it which I am quite okay with that. When asking or answering questions, I choose to call rather than text. Not only do you get immediate feedback, you can also ask any follow-up questions and can clearly explain something without worrying about using 140 characters or less.
I just recently purchased a smartphone and can go entire days without looking at it which I am quite okay with that. When asking or answering questions, I choose to call rather than text. Not only do you get immediate feedback, you can also ask any follow-up questions and can clearly explain something without worrying about using 140 characters or less.
My relationship with social media is totally influenced by
my family. Compared to my family, I am a social butterfly basically because I
have a Facebook. My family has never been one to embrace technology. We didn’t
get our first computer until I was seven, Internet coming even later.
Because of all of this, I see myself as an exception to the social media norm. I still choose face to face interaction over a virtual connection more often than not. I have no problem getting completely immersed in a subject. I can read article after article about baseball, including those devoted to players, entire teams, or simply the history surrounding the beautiful game. I can read a book in a day barely wanting to take breaks to eat. I am also known in my group of friends for my marathon study sessions where I can easily study for five hours or more at a time without even realizing it. So when reading about how much the Internet has changed our society both in how we interact with each other and our ways of thinking, I feel that these articles do not completely apply to me.
Because of all of this, I see myself as an exception to the social media norm. I still choose face to face interaction over a virtual connection more often than not. I have no problem getting completely immersed in a subject. I can read article after article about baseball, including those devoted to players, entire teams, or simply the history surrounding the beautiful game. I can read a book in a day barely wanting to take breaks to eat. I am also known in my group of friends for my marathon study sessions where I can easily study for five hours or more at a time without even realizing it. So when reading about how much the Internet has changed our society both in how we interact with each other and our ways of thinking, I feel that these articles do not completely apply to me.
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