I admit, I'm addicted.

Julia asks "Have you ever spent a great length of time not using Facebook? During this time were you anxious to check the site, or were you content with your present activities?"

 Fact: I'm currently on facebook having a conversation with someone on a status post about California.

I want to say the longest time I was away from Facebook was my sophomore year in high school when I was in Spain for two and a half weeks.

During that time, I didn't even have access to a computer so it didn't really phase me that I couldn't check my facebook, but when I came back I had over 200 notifications... It was ridiculous

Aside from when I left the country and when I just didn't have access to a computer, the longest time I didn't check my Facebook page was about three days or so, and I was still slammed with notifications.  In that time, I don't even know what I was doing.  Most likely outside, out with friends, and work.  But no matter what I have going on, I always manage to find time to check  my page because I use it to talk to my parents who live in California.

How do you think we have become addicted to technology and can't seem to live without it (such as cell phones, laptops, and social networks)?

Label the jar, not me.

Julia asked "Have you ever been labeled? Did you agree with this label, or did you try hard to resist it?"

Yes, I personally have been labeled, and in so many different ways.  I grew up being labeled, as long as I can remember, even in 1st grade I was labeled.  

The top two that I always get is the label of "military brat" and "country girl"- though these are more of stereotypes, I fit them.  

But all the times I have been labeled, I just shake it off.  I am who I am, and if I wasn't, then who would I be?  The components that people label me as don't define me, they simply add to who I am as a whole- and why to resist what I am?

"I will not be labeled as average" was said by Rachel Joy Scott before she was shot in the Columbine shootings, and I agree with her.  The label of average is the only one I will never accept.

My question to you is why do you think that people feel the need to label people?  What is the point of it?

Foul Facebook?

Jenny raised the question of: From a young adult standpoint, do you think that "Facebook is evil" or does it generally serve a beneficial purpose in society?

I personally am guilty for being of the many people who are "addicted" to Facebook, but it's more than an addiction, it's a legitimate tool of communication.  Because of me moving around a lot (my move next month will be 19), I have lost touch with a lot of friends, but since I have found Facebook, I have been able to reconnect with them.  I even recently found one of my friends who moved to Japan when we were in 5th grade.
Though some people take advantage of this social network, I think it is FAR from evil.  Yes, some bad things can happen on there, no matter what there is going to be bad things going on.  Overall, it's a helpful site.

As with Jenny, I have used Facebook for many of things, and not just keeping in touch with others.   I have used it to organize events, and even spread the word of school events to reach out in the community- and it has always worked.

As to dip into the side where Facebook could be considered "evil".  There have been instances where older men (way older,  I'm talking like 50's) have messaged me asking for sexual and just rather explicit things- which are clearly NOT okay and I'm pretty sure that in the Terms of Agreement, Facebook bans such contact.


Question:  Why do you think people take advantage of tools such as the internet and use them for things that they were intended to?  Such as trying to find sexual relations via Facebook.