What is a friend? What does a friend offer us? Since I became a part of social media, the pressure to join additional networks, add new friends, and really “work” to show my popularity among “friends” has been a pain. And when find have them I don’t know what to do with them, its not like they actually exist, its just some random pictures and notes they put us every now and then. II find this whole “friending” thing to a bit silly as it makes gives a the meaning of a true friend a blurry meaning. Of course, I have to admit that some of the people in my network would probably be my friends in “real life” but the vast majority of people I come into contact with online are people I probably will never meet. Even though I don’t consider most of my social media ‘friends’ as real friends, it doesn’t mean they do not provide any value. Rather call them ‘contacts’. That’s what the Internet allows with great efficiency, making contacts. Maybe im an old fashion type of person, but for example even though online dating is a natural thing for many people I cant get the point of it, It is funny when people actually set a date online. I know people who “visualize” the digital partner, nice dinner, candle light and …. a laptop. Isn’t that funny, I’m thinking is this where it is going?
The future will change our views on things, the social media and “friending” will change the definition of words like “Hang Out”, “Dating”, “Have Sex”, these words will have a whole different meaning in the future. Even the word “meeting” is now different; teleconference, before the word gave a obvious meaning but now you cannot be sure if its real life meeting or a virtual one. How will relationships look in the future, maybe no one would feel lonely, with help of the technological developments and social medias and what they bring, the way we live will change, Just like before mobile phones, I can’t remember what the world looked like before their existence .but for now when I take a look at how the world is now. I still enjoy the traditional way of relationships, touching and feeling the person I socialize with. Maybe in the future there will be a device that allows us to feel all that. We can now visualize and the person we are talking to from the other side of the world but until then I keep my pessimistic an critical view on these communities nd all the “friends” they offer.
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I think you're perfectly right; some terms have changed their meanings. It's changed the way we refer to each other because it's changed or, better, it's changing the way we communicate.
This involves our social relations, that are going to be changed: we should be careful not to forget our real social life.
Giuliano Sementilli
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