Write about something you feel should never have been invented. Explain why you are against this invention.
Social networking should never have been invented. It is a parasite in our contemporary lives. The lofty esteem with which people hold networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. is appalling. It is a dreary day for the modern education system when a lecture hall turn into a veritable internet cafe. Nowhere do I see highlighted textbooks or note taking. I see computer screen after computer screen of the horrific abomination to culture that is Facebook.
Social networking sites (and the various devices used to access them) are creating a public of divided attention. Every day I encounter this phenomenon. In a simple daily walk, I can count approximately 85% of individuals that are busy on a cell phone, iPod, or other electronic gadget. And the vast majority of those individuals are invariably accessing a Facebook or Twitter account. Or, I bet, at least they’re thinking about doing so.
This is how I see it: There comes a point when the pixels on the screen lose their humanity. What’s left after we lose that?
