Friendship in social media? When the joys of real human contact are being replaced by shallow friendships. This quote from The Meaning of Friendship in a Social Networked World article explains how,“The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.” This has changed my perspective on friendships in social networking …show more content…
There's also the fact that it can harm you emotionally, and can cause serious health …show more content…
How easy it is to create a fake life, with fake looks, fake personality and manipulation someone into believing they have a true friendship. It’s so easy for them to destroy you. I wouldn’t want friendship like this, so no, I don’t believe in friendship in social media. Then there are “friends online,” people with whom we have a deep personal relationship beyond the confines of the computer screen. Some we have known since childhood. This is what
I would call true friendship behind the screens, because social media doesn't control our friendship, it defines it and makes it ten times better. The distance won't matter, because now you can FaceTime them any day. It's defines it because with this person who you have shared and experience with them, and knows the true you. My definition of friendship in social media is someone who's supportive and trust you with things that aren't out in the open. Today, technology allows us to sit together, to discuss, console each other, to encourage, and laugh and cry together. Our friendship has been tested and found that it can withstand any life's events.
These are the people who would come if I needed help and they know I would do the same for them. These are the real