We ordinarily recall of Facebook as a space to either keep in touch sensation with real friend or cryogenically freeze honest-to-goodness and stilted ones that would n’t otherwise exist . But a unexampled Pew report says FB can actually end human relationship , too . Naturally !
According to the study , “ The tone of lifetime on societal networking site , ” 15 percent of adult and a whopping 22 per centum of teens ( volatile teens ! ) “ had an experience on the site that ended their friendship with someone . ” Ended ! Permanent friendly relationship cancelation ! That ’s over 1 in 5 stripling on Facebook ( the study also mentions LinkedIn , but really , nobody ’s taking offence to a curriculum vitae ) who have IRL spillover from online nastiness . Enough so that they ’re calling it quits with another human .
But what could be that bad ? A racist position update ? An offensive photo scuttlebutt ? Facebook allows you to meticulously craft a persona , if you so choose — so you ’d think people would be smart enough to filter out something that might compromise an genuine friendly relationship . But you ’d be wrong , because people are stupid , and Facebook is comprised of 800 million of them . Either we ’re getting more sensitive , or the engorged definition of friendship Facebook ’s fly high from can cut both ways — well-off come , easy go .
It grow worse than champion bicker , however — like , forcible brawling bad . The study also take 3 per centum of adult “ had gotten into a physical fight with someone based on an experience they had on the situation . Some 8 % of [ societal meshwork - using ] adolescent said they had gotten into a fight because of what happen on the site . ” A competitiveness could go anywhere from a slap to getting contrive through a window , so there ’s some breadth here . But a physical competitiveness stem from Facebook transgression seems radical . passing basal . This mean there are societal problems , originating on a home we share links and party photo , that not only ca n’t be figure out online , but take crimson physical contact .
The bedspread of Timeline , a more vibrant and rich way to browse the Book , can only mean more vivacious and full-bodied arguments and hair - pulling mate . Be measured what you say about that unexampled cover pic . [ Pew ]
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