Facebook: Society’s Guilty Pleasure

Despite numerous claims that Facebook is a place of evil, drama, humiliation, and time wasting, there must be a reason over one hundred million users log on everyday. Maybe it’s thousands of photo albums added daily, which allow you to never feel as if you missed out on a fun night. Or it’s the birthday and event reminders that act as your own personal date book. But most likely Facebook has become such a phenomenon because it feeds on society’s desire to “always be in the know”. With a click of a button, you can check up on your ex-boyfriend or see what your friend did last weekend. Similar to buying a new pair of shoes or a new DVD, indulging yourself in gossip for a little time each day cannot be so bad. Even though Facebook will probably not make the world a better place or make the bully from high school a tiny bit nicer, at least you will never miss your best friend’s birthday.