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Steen Danielsen Koobecof Ethnography Michael Wesch Anth 204 What is this Koobicaf? When you are at the library studying, what is the number one distraction you encounter? It sometimes can suck hours away from your valuable day before you realize what you have just done. What is this Koobicaf? I am talking about the infamous Facebook. Facebook is an online sensation that in my mind as been plaguing this nation for about four years. If you look into the grasp it has on peoples life today you can learn many interesting things whether they be positive or negative. Facebook affects the everyday lives of virtually everybody. It wraps people within it and has changed today’s society’s view on what we call “friends”. Facebook does not just stop at changing the definition of friend but even moves closer to the heart, the relationship. By looking at my description of Facebook, one might wonder why it has become such a success; well, that is an easy answer. Facebook probably work itself in with the social structure and infrastructure in regards to the barrel model. Our technologically advances society has made it possible to change the way we interact with one another. At large Facebook creates an indolent attitude towards friendships. One reason why people love it so much is because Facebook eliminates the effort that you used to have to put in a friendship. You consume yourself online daily pouring through random people and if they look cute, “hey! You’re my friend, poke…”. Facebook makes it especially easy to keep in touch with old and distant friends, but do I really want to consider everyone in my high school my friend. Not only that, but do I want them all keeping tabs on me? Facebook probably work itself in with the social structure and infrastructure in regards to the barrel model. Our technologically advances society has made it possible to change the way we interact with one another. Relationships in today’s American culture are already superficial enough, and then Facebook enters. A common question when dating now days is, “Can we make this Facebook official?” I find this frustrating that a simple website blog can dictate if you are actually in a relationship. Relationships are just the preface of my next observation. Everyone has to be in the know of everything! People spend hours a day looking at who is in what pictures, what relationships, if they are cute, like good movies or music, the list goes on and on. Furthermore, future employers are not scrounging through this online entity to decide whether or not a certain person is right for the job. Facebook just sets everyone up to be instantaneously judged by a stranger. Now you can change your settings to make everything private if you’re really want, but was it designed for everyone to do so? I am guilty as well of participating in Facebook at one point and it worked well for me. Facebook was created with good intensions and for many people it works out for them. It simplifies the effort of real friendships to the point that there is no need for a phone call here and there, just drop a Facebook message or wall post. There are many things you can immerse yourself when using Facebook. Ultimately the largest impact it has had on anything is the use and though process of the word friend or friendship. Who knows how much long Facebook will go on for, is it just a phase like giant hair in the eighties? Only time will tell.


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