FACEBOOK

I am sure that many of us have heard of this interesting and fun social media platform, which is also otherwise known as Facebook. Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg, and has been then used by close to a billion people, with some using it to interact with others, while others using it to play the many games which are only avaliable on this platform.

In my opinion, I feel that there are both pros and cons of having such a popular social media platform. The Pros are that it allows us to communicate with one another easily. It allows us to interact with others online as well as allow us to have a platform to express ourselves, as well as keep a photo album, have a wall among others. It too allows us to play the various games that will help us to de-stress as times, thus allowing us to take a short break. Facebook also allows us to communicate with one another easily via the chat system, instead of having to go through the long way of creating another account just to have instant messaging. Facebook also allows us to share our experiences with my friends, such as uploading of videos, updating of statuses, as well as commenting on other's status. Facebook is then able to allow us to know more about other's life in their current stage as their status usually reflects this, and we are able to comment upon this. Last but not least, Facebook helps to facilitate online discussions, as we are able to post questions and allow for polling, as well as to like comments to show our agreement.

The cons are that certain people might get addicted to Facebook, and thus be unable to concentrate in other areas of their lives. Next, it causes certain people to have a dependency on it, and thus always have a need to look through Facebook. Next, it might also create a social barrier as it does not train us to interact with one another in reality, but instead only on online platforms.Last but not least, Facebook glitches at time, and thus may cause one to feel irritated.

All in all, I feel that the pros of Facebook definitely outweigh the cons of facebook, as long as we do not abuse it.

~Gordon