Pop Culture Argument: Social Networking

My argument against social networking will give people some insight to my point of

view in regards to why I feel it is harmful to individuals for several reasons. I will start by

saying when these networks were first developed their mission was quite honorable and

simple. Social networking was a place for people to just meet and converse in general.

We are now living in an age of technology where the information contained on these sites is

now being used against us. I am specifically talking about the integrity of the information that

these sites currently hold on its’ members.

Many of the social network members are truly unaware of the dangers that their

personal information on these sites can have on the present, past, and future. For example, Face-

book is a very popular site and it draws thousands of people to it daily for interaction of various

events (i.e. job searches, reunions, finding relationships, and so on) but I would caution you not

put too much of your personal information here because it can be used to draw you into a false

sense of security and play on your emotional state of mind.

Use of emotional appeals through Social networking sites is a powerful tool. After

individuals compare their dating experience with others in a downward fashion via Social

Networking site, relating to others with similar anxieties about dating may ease the person's

depression or even enhance his or her self-esteem.

. We need to especially play real close attention to our children when they surf on these

sites. There are so many dangers we have to be on guard against. The potential of pedophiles

passing themselves off as someone else to lure children into bad situations. The data could also ...

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... much of these social networking sites for granite because these threats are not reported as

often as they should be. Many teens and adults need to re-evaluate putting information on any of

these sites or even going on them altogether. Social networking communities need to return back

to the basic initial meaning of their sites. Keyword being the word social, it is not for expansion

or for profit but to socialize in a humane way in an insane world. So if you decide to join a

social network site(s), I leave you with this warning, there are many unscrupulous, heart-broken

exes, dumped boyfriends, spurned girlfriends, and just mean people in general uses these sites to

extract a lot of vengeance so you should take all the necessary precautions to ensure they don’t

have this data to harm or hurt you mentally, psychologically, or financially.