Archbishop Vincent Nichols has proclaimed that society is going down the pan, due to modern communication. Facebook, Twitter, even e-mail, apparently makes us less able to create deep and meaningful relationships within communities, as opposed to meeting people in real life (as if anyone actually does such a thing…)
“Friendship is not a commodity,” he told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
He added: “Friendship is something that is hard work and enduring when it’s right”.
Effectively, we need to look at the quality of how we communicate, as opposed to the quantity communicated to.
In other news, I’ve reached 100 followers on Twitter…
[via BBC]
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Hey Malcolm… Just curious, do you agree with him that the advent of social media has changed peoples’ communication behaviors? I see where the guy is going with this, but on the other hand, doesn’t social media extend someone’s social network of friends that would not have otherwise been realized without Facebook? If anything, Facebook would bring people closer together because it allows them to communicate freely and socialize without any barriers.
I don’t agree with him. Mostly because I was brought up on a farm in the middle of nowhere for many years, with only internet access for company. I have formed friendships online that have lasted for years, to the point where I’ve visited and even been invited to their weddings.
Ok, I’m a bad example…