Facebook Love

I'm often heard grumbling about the collapse of civilization as we know it, thanks in no small part to Facebook.  This may be a slight exaggeration but it's quite true that many mindless feuds have been waged on the social media site.  People argue about politics, and lost loves.  They grumble about terrible pictures of themselves or post thousands in bad taste.  They plot relationship trajectories based on posts and end or begin friendships with the click of a mouse.  What was once mindless entertainment, is now a stressful exercise in restraint.

However, sometimes Facebook deserves some love; like today for example (as if you didn't know this already based on the title of this blog post.. ; ).  In the last few days I've seen Facebook do some amazing things.  Most importantly, it's shown just how many good, honest and generous people are out there evidenced by the outpouring of support for those in Oklahoma.  The immediate links to Red Cross or news outlets were just the beginning.  I've been seeing well-wishes and prayers, and links to donation sites all day.  All of this on top of the law enforcement and rescue teams that are using crowd sourcing to find missing loved ones. 

Then there's the superficial aspect.  The ability to bond with friends you don't often speak to or having the courage to talk to someone new via chat when you ordinarily wouldn't have had the nerve to chat in person.  Most of all, the ability to continue the same crazy inside jokes, stupid comments and sarcasm you left at the office at the end of the day, into the evening.  Facebook may cause spats and arguments but sometimes it makes friendships stronger and even more enjoyable!