[letmein]

Originally posted by arista

With New Labour Closing everything
and not giving these young some place to go
it is no wonder.

Oh, give me a break.

You make it sound as if being on Facebook is like robbing a bank.

[Lastonin]

Originally Posted by MarkWaldorf

I saw this article [Article Link] on Yahoo! News earlier and it reminded me of this debate I saw on 'The Big Question' show last week. They were debating 'is the screen generation missing out on real life?' - which is basically the younger generation and our obsession social networking sites. Experts and teachers on the panel were arguing that spending our time on these websites takes away our social skills, encourages us to create 'fake personas' and can corrupt our English skills due to the huge amount of 'internet lingo' we use online. Then again, there were people saying that these sites can help us gain confidence and meet new people, which a lonely person who would visit this website for couldn't do in real life.

So what are your views on social networking websites and this generation? Is it heathy to be obsessed with Facebook or any others? Should teenagers/young adults be spending so much of their time on them and missing out on real life?

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[xDramatick]

I use facebook a LOT, and I'm perfectly able socially.

The main reasons I use facebook is to keep in touch with people, to arrange parties/nights-out, get invited to parties/events, and share pics/vids.
I use facebook more to contact people than my phone.