Reflection of Professor Massie's Blog

After reading the part about being hesitant to joining the whole social media gamut. I can see how you might become hesitant at first in joining such sources of social media because in a sense I can see where you are coming from when you say "friends" are no longer people but words or, at best, pixels of still or moving images." It is also similar to Text Messaging people; you do not get a real sense of emotion from reading someone’s text versus actually talking to them in person or one the phone. It becomes more difficult to tell whether someone is angry or upset over a text then it is if they were to talk to them in person or on the phone. Therefore, in this case I can see a resemblance with your statement.

On the other hand, I believe that because social media has now become so popular it has help peoples emotions as well. In a sense that social media has made it possible to stay in touch friends and family who you might not see for a very long time and still be able to communicate with them even though you are not physically there with them. Social media has also made it easier to communicate your emotions with your friends and family not only by text but by being able to post videos and images as well.