Rena_6_DQ19

We live in a society driven by social media. One of my best friends had a roommate last year that didn't have a Facebook account. This struck me as very odd. Who doesn't have Facebook these days? Taking a step back from this moment in time, I can see how ridiculous it is that everybody just assumes everybody else is on the web. The other day a friend surprised me by saying I couldn't call her because she had used up all of her minutes for the month. What? I haven't not had an unlimited plan since 2009. It's so easy to assume that everybody is as connected as you are. I think social media specifically plays a role in the demise of relationships. If you engage in social media, everybody knows your business, and that's not always a good thing. A couple years ago I had a friend with self image issues. It made her paranoid about the intention of others towards her. One day when we were supposed to hang out after school, I had to ask for a rain check because I had forgotten I had some important errands to run. She thought I was blowing her off for the guy I liked at the time and so she texted me while I was driving, being all upset and irrational. I don't text and drive, so I didn't immediately text back, which only made it worse. I returned her text whilst pumping gas and then continued about my errands, once again having to put off returning her correspondence until I wasn't driving anymore. While waiting on a teller at the bank, I tragically chose to update my Facebook status rather than text her back, and then I was off again, running errands. SHE FREAKED OUT. I couldn't text her back but I could update my Facebook status? Oh the audacity. What a horrible friend I must be. I totally blew her off right? Right??

Please.

The moral of the story is, there is a negative side to social media and it shows and it can be damaging. Facebook is like that friend that only reports half the details and it makes you look bad.