Facebook

A social network, such as Facebook, can pressure people to act a certain way or to reveal only what they want people to see. It’s tempting to do so since once one can think out every word that he/she is writing; just backspace and delete, unlike a conversation done face to face. Yet, does it make “young people more “kindly”? It definitely does not change a person’s character or personality. Kindness comes from within and is not perfected through practice or repetition. So continuously commenting on people's walls in a friendly manner, due to the social pressure, will not affect people who are not truly kind-hearted. Facebook is just living in a global world where everyone will know every word a person says, so people are very cautious of what they say and how they say it. People easily tend to judge and make quick first impressions. When meeting and befriending people that one does not know beyond the internet, it is very common to want to show one’s good qualities. It’s more like a method of attracting people and keeping them within one’s “vicinity”. Yet, one should not hide what they truly feel because then it’s fraudulent; almost like creating false identities. This creates major problems, because one’s “friends” do not see the full picture; they only see what one allows them to see and know. Thus Facebook does not make people kinder, but it can just give the impression.