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On my mind – Whatever would we do if Facebook were to shut down?
There are a lot of Facebook users, millions or billions of them, in fact. We use Facebook to pass the time, for our businesses, entertainment, etc and I personally believe Facebook is the world’s most influential internet powerhouse.
There are a lot of Facebook users, millions or billions of them, in fact. We use Facebook to pass the time, for our businesses, entertainment, etc and I personally believe Facebook is the world’s most influential internet powerhouse. We use it to stay in contact with friends and family and look at the photos that people post on it, to send instant messages or, perhaps, even watch entertaining videos on it. Some of us don’t get the chance to watch television to keep ourselves updated on what is happening in our society. But, having Facebook at our side, we can easily access the news and keep up with everything that is happening around us. Now, just imagine if Facebook was to shut down at noon tomorrow. If it really were to shut down, it would be very difficult for many people (including myself) to handle, which really says a lot about what Facebook has done for our society. I should imagine the withdrawal symptoms in this instance would be a lot like losing your cell phone – the first day would drive a person crazy as if you can’t
live without it. Okay, we all know that Facebook has changed the way we interact with people on a daily basis and, if it was to shut down, people would inevitably be forced to revert to their old social networking skills. Personal relationships would, most likely, become more important to people as they can no longer maintain friendships and keep in touch with loved ones. Without Facebook, people would be forced to be more proactive in keeping up with those relationships and friendships that mean the most to them. Facebook would no longer be there as a crutch to help them and their social life. In short, people have developed such an attachment (often an unhealthy one) to Facebook that, if it were to vanish, they would have a very hard time adapting to what was once called ‘normal social etiquette’.
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