Stephanie Shipp,Staff Writer
Facebook has become a major distraction for college students when it comes to homework.
When it comes down to the night before a major assignment is due, many students can’t keep their eyes off of Facebook and get to work. We just want to know what it is going on in people’s everyday lives. Changing our status and adding new photos is what most of us look forward to once we sign in into Facebook.
A lot of people today are addicted to the networking sites, and one day it might just take over our social lives. Some spend more time on Facebook than they do on more important things that need to come first.
We should try limiting the amount of time on Facebook and not rely on it all the time. College work should come before Facebook. If you have a big project or paper due, try your hardest to finish it before you get on Facebook. Once you are done – and it doesn’t distract you from work – reward yourself with some screen time.
Not only is Facebook a distraction, many people facebook “creep.”
Students see an old friend or boyfriend they want to sneak up on and find out more about them. They haven’t seen them in awhile and just want to look at some pictures.
Friend requests are frequent, but there are some people who send requests who are completely unknown to us. If someone I’ve never said a word to sends me a friend request, I am going to quickly press “ignore.” It’s nothing against that person, but I don’t want to be “Facebook friends” with someone I haven’t even talked to.
The new Facebook Family Members applications give you a chance to view pictures of all your former love’s relatives. From past experiences, don’t “Facebook creep” on your ex-boyfriend that you might still be in love with. All it does is bring back memories that most of us don’t want to think about. If you were close to your ex, then it’s hurtful to hook up with a sibling or relative; if you were just casually dating, then it’s just plain creepy.
You should think twice about what you put on your profile because your parents are to the point where they are on Facebook, too. They will see everything you put on there, whether you like it or not. Parents are becoming addicted to Facebook just like students, so be careful about your profile, status and habits.
Not only will parents see what you are doing on Facebook, businesses that you want to work for can see what you are like. Words or pictures can possibly keep you from getting your dream job.
Couples end relationships and the whole Facebook world knows because they simply changed their status from “in a relationship” to “single.” If you want something to be a secret then don’t put it on Facebook, because it will quickly be known by everyone.
Facebook has become a major distraction to me, and I am working to slowly ween myself from it. To me, Facebook has taken over students’ lives.
All we care about now is what people are doing. Many people have it on their phones, so they get on it in the middle of class when they really should be paying attention. Who is on Facebook updating their status at that point anyway? Students need to become less dependent and get to work on more important things that will help them later on.
Stephanie Shipp is a freshman communications major from Kilgore.