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How does an addiction to Facebook compare in severity to a gambling addiction or are the risks greater for either one? Is Facebook chemically addictive? How much is too much?Do you think this is a result of a techonological addiction in general? Do games on Facebook have any relation to a gambling addiction? Do you believe people actually recieve a high from getting messages and notifications?
Is Facebook a social crutch or more of a social stimulant? Does an addiction to Facebook cause people to be socially inept? Is being connected a good or bad thing? What age group do you think is more addicted to facebook? Why? Do people learn more about others from Facebook or from public social interactions like actually meeting in person? Are virtual dates acceptable in comparison to real life dates? Is there a link between addiction to Facebook and Twitter?
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ReplyDeleteI do agree that Facebook can be an addiction for some. If someone gets to the point where they would actually reduce the amount of time spent with friends, only to be on Facebook, then there is a problem. Facebook is supposed to help you keep in contact with your friends and be a social interaction with people, it's sad if it is causing someone to give up actual contact for it. I think that is is crazy to have a virtual date with someone instead of actually going out and getting to know a person. I also think it is crazy that some parents Facebook their children when they are in the same place as them. And the fact that some people add complete strangers on their Facebook seems a little ridiculous to me. For these people, I would say Facebook truly is an addiction. It should not affect someone's life like that. Today, kids aren't interacting with each other like they should, and I agree that Facebook could be part of the reason for that. I think that they lack social and conversational skills that people used to have.
ReplyDeleteI guess getting notifications and messages could give people a "high" from it, but only because it would make them feel important or liked. I don't think it is a real high as much as a sense on belonging and being "cool". Hours and hours on Facebook is definitely not a good thing for someone.
Like most addictions, an addiction to Facebook can be harmful. Although it isn't something you can become chemically dependent on, like drugs or alcohol, it can harm things such as someone's social life and maybe even physical health. Although Facebook was founded to get people to connect and/or reconnect, people use it for much more than that. "Facebook creeping" has become a thing that makes someone waste so much time online. I'm pretty sure we've all done it, so we know how easy it is to look at one person's page, then move to someone else's and it just keeps going on and on. You can have some predetermined opinion about somebody based off of their Facebook before you even meet them. I think that's definitely a negative thing about Facebook. I think being able to connect with basically who ever you want in the world is extraordinary, but sometimes you just have to know what too much is.
ReplyDeleteAn addiction to Facebook and other social networking sites is far less severe than a gambling addiction as the consequences are more minor. With gambling, there is monetary consequence associated with losing. Consequences of Facebook use is usually minor and don't affect people's life drastically. Facebook is psychologically addicting but it affects fewer people. I think an addiction to Facebook is caused by the want for the latest information. It is also used as a tool for procrastination. Games on Facebook do have a relation to a gambling addiction when a person spends money to buy coins for use in the games. A person can develop addictive behaviors when playing the games. I think Facebook can both be a crutch and a stimulant, it depends on the personality of the individual user. Social networking sites should be a complementary object to social interaction instead of a substitute. Obviously Facebook is useful when you can't meet up with a friend that lives far away. There are differences between Facebook and Twitter but overall they are similar.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly believe that all of my best friends have facebook addictions. They check their facebooks at least twenty times a day and love posting pictures and "creeping" on other peoples' profiles. It is harmful because when students are trying to do work, they will naturally log onto the Internet and check on their facebook. Facebook is useful for the sole purpose of meeting new friends that go to your college or old friends that you want to keep in contact with, however now with twelve and thirteen year olds with facebooks, it is just entirely not necessary for them. Individual users, from my experience have no self control. I know I realized I spent a lot of time on Facebook therefore I deleted it for about two months and then reactivated it once I felt I could handle it with self control. I do not believe it is an extremely dangerous addiction, such as drugs, or gambling, however it does affect a person's ability to focus on schoolwork and research on the computer. Therefore it affects academics negatively.
ReplyDeleteGambling and other addictions relate just how all the others addictions relate. They all hurt you somehow and facebook addiction hurts your time management and honestly your people skills. Facebook is addicting because you do not see the harm in it and they just enjoy it. Some games might relate to gambling addiction and but I don't think it is technology addiction. BEing connected is good to an extent. All ages can become addicted. Go out and meet people for real go out on a real date meet real people. yes you learn more in person
ReplyDeleteFacebook is an addiction, and is as bad as gambling in some aspects. Some people need to be on facebook so often they actually get upset when they cannot access it. just like gambling people get upset when they go long periods without gambling a single dime away. games on facebook provide the same money cruncher mentality gambling does. people blow money on facebook so fast in some situations that it can be worse than gambling. a woman reportedly stole thousands of dollars form her job without them knowing and bout tons of facebook coins to suffice her addiction to farmville and many games alike. people live alternative lives through social networking and it can become so serious that they cannot even show their real face in public without being self conscious. they are so consumed with their double life that they actually live 100% different lives online and off with different names pictures jobs etc. all social networks are to blame not just one sole contributor to the crime. social networks, like any addiction need to be accessed in light portions.
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