So I attended today a debate hosted by Mount Royal University for communication students that dealt with internet and the new social media technologies like Twitter and Facebook. Though it was fairly mild and lot less heated than I thought it would be, it was still very interesting. Of course, it was a fairly small audience and the two debaters seemed to have a level of familiarity with each other, so it was very calm and in a way much less intriguing.
The debate itself wasn't extremely informative, rather it stated what a lot of people know about social mediums in a much more formal and intelligent form, it was done in a way that both contenders certainly seemed to have given some overlapping points without completely being able to expand on it (which was unfortunate).
So rather than actually calling it a debate, it served as a remainder platform for students (and people in general) to be wary of the pros and cons that come with the ever growing technology advancements.
To be honest, it was obvious that from it, no conclusion was going to be drawn, and there was going to be no clear winner, since this is a topic that just CAN'T reach any extremity (such as say, equality, or abortion). The fact is that social mediums are evil, but they are a necessary one, especially with the modern lifestyles led by people.
Networking communities are great for connecting with people that we usually don't get to see too often due to distance restrains or simply the lack of time. It can be bad in a way that indulgence in it can kill the very need for real, social interaction. Than again, excessive behaviors on anything can be damaging. For instance, recreational drugs and alcohol.
People don't realize it, but spending to much time in front of the computer can be just as damaging as drugs, and that is what leads people into not filtering how long they do it for. This includes the kind of content they search for or watch, without being able to check its authenticity or by what means or reasons they were done for. This can be a real issue if people aren't able to judge everything they see or read with logic and the ability to question.
Sites like Wikipedia and YahooAnswers are great for the most part, but a little more research never hurts.
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