Facebook Making Us More Kind

Facebook and Twitter are at the top of the social networking tools around. There are two simple perspectives either Facebook is making people more kindly, or it is doing the opposite. I tend to believe that Facebook is making us more kind. One reason to support this idea is that you become friends with friends of friends which is a great way to interact with new people all over the world. Also, it makes us kinder because the simple actions that can be done on Facebook can show kind gestures. Finally, the kindness happens from being open about your life.
Facebook generates many friends that all connect. For example your best friend's friend befriends you, so you accept them. Then as the days go by you read a status on them, which sparks your interest, so you write on their wall. Then the two of you start talking about this band you both really like. This is clearly an act of kindness because it is not like your friend made them be friends with you, so it is just common interest that sparked being kind. It is not even noticed that you are showing kindly features because by this time you are like wow this person is great and you stay friendly with them forever, which is great.
There are so many different things that are shown on Facebook that you cannot help but be kind towards your peers. A great example is the upcoming birthdays. Most likely most of the friends you have on Facebook, are not great friends, but if you see someone's birthday is today you are going to wish them a Happy Birthday. Everyone knows that if there was no Facebook three quarters of those people you would not bother calling, but because it is so convenient you just go to their wall and wish them Happy Birthday. This is pretty much as kind as it gets and think about how great that person will feel. Another great way of being kind is through bumper stickers, if you are randomly searching through the bumper sticker data base and see something that reminds you of someone on Facebook, you are going to send it to them. That is a sign of developing kindness because it was not necessary to do this, you just thought it was a nice gesture. This is how people act kind on Facebook, through simple miniscule events.
Lastly, having posts on your wall shows how people care, which is kind. For example the other day I was watching the debate and my status said that I am watching the debate so my friend was shocked. She did not have to say anything, but she was being kind by making sure it was really true. Actually, we had a great conversation without fighting, and if we were in person we would have fought, so Facebook made us kinder towards each other. Being open about your life, interacting with new people, and simple actions are what are making Facebook a place of kind gestures.