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Facebook is a curse or a blessing ?

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sabbath_92:
No people should and are able to do what they want. Limits are subjective and just because you find it wrong doesn't mean it is wrong to someone else. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. That's how I look at it anyway, because it is subjective. You may not agree, but that doesn't make it off limits or wrong.

Chingoo:
I'll agree with Stylish on this one.

Like most other articles of use and instruction that we've invented in the past century since the Industrial Revolution come with the opportunity of choice. The fundamental of human psyche which seems to differ it from animals is his capability of discerning between right and wrong (through whichever scale of morality he wishes to refer to), logical and illogical, beneficial and harmful. Animal instincts and innate responses are common to the entire living world, but what makes humans tick is their capability to decide apart from these instincts and think beyond them.

Hence, we should remember that we must guard our animal instincts round the clock--we are capable of creating items of much felicity and misery at the same time, which implies we must handle them with a sound approach, not letting animal instincts get the better of us. I would not say that Facebook is an anomaly and a base for anarchy, it is being used for a variety of reasons from reunion of long-lost friends, community bonding, religious, cultural and social awareness, entertainment to unhealthy addiction, competition, jealously and boasting, sectarianism, spreading hate and dissent up to anarchy. Our choice will determine whether Facebook will develop as a weapon of mass destruction or Mother Teresa's favorite pastime. :P

Romeesa-Chan:

--- Quote from: $tyli$h Executive on July 12, 2011, 09:51:40 am ---The internet, as a whole, is based on free speech. In fact, it is the only medium where you cannot be force-fed with info. eg. In radio, TV, tabloids and newspapers, they publish only what 'they' want to publish. What they publish is almost always influenced and biased by their owners.

Whereas, in the internet, what you want to see is entirely your OWN CHOICE.  You just can't be force fed with anything. Complete regulation of the internet is both impossible and not necessary.

Thus, I would say that not only facebook, but the whole internet is a huge blessing. It is entirely your choice what you want to see. You can spend your time reading informative stuffs, watching movie or even by watching pornography.

Regarding the arab protests, recently I've seen a trend: "lack of intelligence". Yes! More and more people are becoming gullible and irresponsible. They'll do whatever you tell them if you manage to put a good image to yourself! You want your government to change your policies, do it by reaching out to your government. This can be done by petitions, letters or peaceful protests etc. If there is a substantial opposition to something, every govt. knows that they'll have to act. But why create anarchy? By creating anarchy, you are promoting lawlessness and giving the criminals and thiefs a safe hand to do whatever they want while you protest. Is this SO difficult to understand? I mean, how can people lack the brains to understand this simple thing? By trying to bring one man down, you destroy your economy and allow lawlessness.

Therefore, I don't blame facebook. There are as many good pages and good news portals in facebook as there are some portals promoting lawlessness. It is your choice of what you want to do and where you want to go, just like the rest of the internet. I blame the "lack of intelligence" on part of the people living in their respective country. They cannot think for themselves. In fact, they can't even think logically on a basic level.


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Well said. (Y)

Agreed.

Master_Key:
When Mumbai was rocked by 3 blasts. Mobile network crashed for help and FACEBOOK and TWITTER served the communications between people.

Shoshou..Mony:

--- Quote from: Master_Key on July 15, 2011, 01:27:26 pm ---When Mumbai was rocked by 3 blasts. Mobile network crashed for help and FACEBOOK and TWITTER served the communications between people.

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I like that very much. =]

An advantage, indeed.

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