Most of the people I know from the generation before me are on Facebook, and many use it more than my generation or those half a generation after me.
And that’s not even counting Farmville and other annoying games.
“by jessibaby on March 10, 2011 11:43 AM
You guys don’t think that (the) Facebook leads to the kind of narcissism that’s gonna land a good majority of today’s youth face down in the pond?”
Yes I do!
I think FB and Twitter were instrumental with the changes and protests that came about in the ME – but for the most part, it’s a time suck.
The ability to meet so easily for sex through the internet has raised the level of STD/HIV exposure. The internet, combined with young people’s sense of immortality and their lack of knowing anyone who died form AIDS has compounded this whole problem.
JB- i guess it depends on how you use them- like any tools. i think this generation takes social networking for granted- they’ve grown up with it, they way we grew up with TV and computer. My parents generation never dreamed of having a personal computer and I’m sure would never understand why I find mine so important or how it has changed my daily life.
cmu- I guess from the bus driver’s point of view (and I am sure many of them deal with crap from riders all day long), they’ll do what is required by the job (hopefully), and to keep it as safe as possible. Sure it’s an attitudinal problem but in the case of a law, both the bus driver and the rider have something concrete to point to or complain about. I don’t necessarily think it’s a good thing to have to try to legislate good manners, but it seems there is a need. BTW- my “discussion” comment was referring to teaching civility in school.
Gem, I think that all first time mothers say the same thing, like we aren’t we overdoing things, worrying etc. The truth is that there is a lot to learn and if you have your mother hanging out with you to tell you what to expect or a relative, that is great, but if you don’t you need information and it is helpful to share stories.
Do you know if it is a boy or girl? Do you want to know?
“sigh. I guess. I never saw it before though until recently. ”
weird! usually it’s pretty lowkey – but the kids near you sound pretty brazen about it.
Most of the people I know from the generation before me are on Facebook, and many use it more than my generation or those half a generation after me.
And that’s not even counting Farmville and other annoying games.
“by jessibaby on March 10, 2011 11:43 AM
You guys don’t think that (the) Facebook leads to the kind of narcissism that’s gonna land a good majority of today’s youth face down in the pond?”
Yes I do!
I think FB and Twitter were instrumental with the changes and protests that came about in the ME – but for the most part, it’s a time suck.
FB is only the modern version of teen phone talk – look at NYer-type cartoons from the 1930s on – it’s a steady theme.
I find many adolescents to be more considerate than their ‘rents & more community minded than a lot of late 20 & early 30-yr olds.
The ability to meet so easily for sex through the internet has raised the level of STD/HIV exposure. The internet, combined with young people’s sense of immortality and their lack of knowing anyone who died form AIDS has compounded this whole problem.
there’s very few neighborhoods in brooklyn that don’t have open drug dealing.
sigh. I guess. I never saw it before though until recently.
JB- i guess it depends on how you use them- like any tools. i think this generation takes social networking for granted- they’ve grown up with it, they way we grew up with TV and computer. My parents generation never dreamed of having a personal computer and I’m sure would never understand why I find mine so important or how it has changed my daily life.
cmu- I guess from the bus driver’s point of view (and I am sure many of them deal with crap from riders all day long), they’ll do what is required by the job (hopefully), and to keep it as safe as possible. Sure it’s an attitudinal problem but in the case of a law, both the bus driver and the rider have something concrete to point to or complain about. I don’t necessarily think it’s a good thing to have to try to legislate good manners, but it seems there is a need. BTW- my “discussion” comment was referring to teaching civility in school.
There ain’t a race of mustachioed ladies…it’s “bigoted”
Gem, I think that all first time mothers say the same thing, like we aren’t we overdoing things, worrying etc. The truth is that there is a lot to learn and if you have your mother hanging out with you to tell you what to expect or a relative, that is great, but if you don’t you need information and it is helpful to share stories.
Do you know if it is a boy or girl? Do you want to know?