So many babies everywhere. Why do they have to be so gosh darn cute?
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"A dive bar is a social platform. Tumblr is for publicly sharing awful photographs of railroad tracks and snowy branches no one wants to see, not even your mother."
— A graduation message from an analog dad to a digital son. (via latimes)
(via newsweek)
“Equal rights”
In America we have “equal rights” so the Government says although women still get paid a lower salary than males, they still try.
Social media explained with donuts
(Geek.com)
A repost in honor of National Doughnut Day
The power of social media in therapy is the personal. It is getting those caring Tweets from real people and real friends. It is the use of social media like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs to reach out person to person to convey “Hey, I understand you.”
-quote from this article about social media
I agree with this quote. A lot. And this article brings up some good points. I think the internet is an amazing place for connections. It helps people feel less alone when they realize there are other people who like to obsess over Michael J. Fox or Gilmore Girls just as much as they do. Or, you know, like more serious stuff.
However, there needs to be a balance between internet and “real world” interaction. Because, even though a lot of the world exists on the internet, there is still so much outside of the internet. This TEDtalk goes into more detail about this other side of internet usage.
It’s kind of the middle of the night, so I’m not really sure if I can form coherent words anymore. Basically, there needs to be a balance between internet and non-internet connections. I don’t think the internet can replace all social interactions.
