Is Facebook Making Us Lonely Summary

In the article, “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche the overall message is about questioning whether the usage of Facebook is making people feel lonely. In other words, whether or not Facebook, which is a social media tool, can manipulate a person to feel a certain way. The article explains that due to many people using Facebook, communication, like face-to-face contact, has decreased and therefore loneliness has taken over some people, as an illness. It also states that Facebook is a tool that many people use and it is how they use it that makes a difference. I believe that loneliness can only affect a person through his/her own actions; no one, not even a tool, can make that happen. The interpretation of a post, the Internet’s

Marche quotes Cacioppo when it said, “does the Internet make people lonely, or are lonely people more attracted to the Internet?” (Marche 19). This is interpreted as lonely people relying on the Internet for satisfaction or if people who use the Internet often start feeling lonely. People use the Internet for many reasons like to watch videos, listen to music, play games or do research. Yes, it may be possible that lonely people have relied on the Internet to get away from the feeling because with the Internet they are able to talk to people, be active by playing games, or watch movies. Some may also say that because a person becomes too attentive to the Internet they may isolate themselves from everyone else, which may be true since technology is powerful. However, a person needs to have a control over their usage of the

The act of feeling and being lonely is due to isolation. People can sometimes isolate themselves in a hard time, such as grieving from a loss or because they feel they should. In Facebook once created the account a person can choose whom to send a friend request to. After a friend request has been accepted both people are able to post in each other’s wall and are able to see any posts that they publish. If they wish to comment or like it the person is interacting with another person through Facebook. However, if a person decides to do nothing, then the person may think that no one wants to talk to