A lot of people commit crimes, we don’t demand to blame their parents for having created those criminals in the first place, do we?
Perhaps, Facebook should be considered a separate entity.
Isn’t it foolish to blame Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for everything that is happening on Facebook? People need to get a grip on themselves.
Just like how there are police stations in every city/district/zone we should probably have cybercrime pages on Facebook representing every city/district/zone. The police department should employ 1 or 2 to handle it. They must take care of things happening from the IP addresses in their region. No fake news, no malpractices, no depletion of privacy, no threats!
It is such a shame that #DeleteFacebook is even trending now!
Forget not the times when Facebook has helped you!
The times when we were worried about a family member or a friend in a flood/storm/bomb blast situation and how they were not reachable but just looking at the post where they’ve been marked safe let us be in peace!
The times when we were able to gather help after a natural calamity and save fellow human beings.
The times when we organized school/college reunions.
Times when we easily invited family and friends to RSVP for our weddings/get-togethers.
Times we connected with a friend who lives oceans across.
Times we got in touch with our childhood friend after decades.
Times we joined a support group and helped or got help from people struggling with the same issue as ours.
Times when we posted whatever was running in our mind and got different perspectives or comfort from those who follow us.
Times when we virtually hung out with our friends in different states/countries.
Times when it helped us raise funds for a good cause.
Times when we could easily find the events happening in our city or anywhere in the world!
Times we rejoiced looking at posts announcing the birth of a newborn baby of a friend.
Times when we mourned the death of a loved one.
Well, I could keep going on and on.
I studied in a school that had more than 5000 students, a college that had more than 5000 students. I work in an organization that has more than 5000 employees. I can’t comprehend when people say delete Facebook, go out, interact with people. While it is healthy to actually hang out with people, it can only be done for a few circles and at times with a certain number of friends. You get acquainted with at least 500 or more people from school, college, and work respectively. It is impossible to hang out with 2000 people.
It is impossible to meet a lot of new people in this fast-paced world if it has to be done only in a non-virtual way. It could be dangerous too!
If reading random articles on Facebook is going to change your opinion you have bigger problems.
This is like insecure parents blaming their child’s friend for influencing his/her bad habits/behavior. If your child can’t think on his/her feet you have to correct that and not blame someone else for influencing your child’s thoughts. It just doesn’t work that way! Each of us must practice meditation and ensure we don’t become addicts. We don’t get influenced by the ads shown. We need to learn self-control!
I am not a Facebook addict. I can live without Facebook but that does not mean we have to create a revolution and shut it down just because some things went wrong. However major or minor it may be, we must learn to sort it out and move on. Use it for the right things.
