Recently, having setup my VPN, I've spent an awful lot of my time on Facebook again. I started thinking about all the good friends I have on Facebook, and why many of us are not tagged in as many pictures together as I would've liked, or thought we should've taken. Then I read a Facebook blog post about how Facebook messaging allows us all to connect with friends and family without feeling the barrier of technology; how Facebook messaging allows us to talk to a friend or relative regardless of their preference to send emails or messages. Because they will receive them all the same.
Then I thought about some of my less talked to friends in real life, who have moved far far away from me, and the last time I saw them was probably four years ago. If we didn't have Facebook would I still be talking to them now? I also started thinking about how we like to document things more on Facebook then people ever did in their diaries before the Facebook days. Would I take pictures of myself all the time whenever I go to an important or fun event with my friends? Would I Facebook status or Twitter feed my Facebook all my micro blogging phrases? The answer is probably no. With Facebook these days, we are more prone to living our lives by defining every aspect and relationship in it almost. It is more likely, I suppose, that Facebook is defining us, mankind all over again. Yet because of the major events that hapen in life, our lives define Facebook as well.
I think this argument could go both ways. This would definitely make for a good debate topic. Facebook defining our lives, or our lives defining Facebook; I can't really see a winner there, but at least we know that Facebook is increasing the relationship productivity of people around the world, and helping every one of us in our journey to journalistic self discovery, a hobby most people relish without knowing today.
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