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Christina Chan

Pope Warns of Alienation Risk in Social Networks - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • He said the possibilities of new media and social networks offered "a great opportunity," but warned of the risks of depersonalization, alienation, self-indulgence, and the dangers of having more virtual friends than real ones.
  • He urged users of social networks to ask themselves "Who is my 'neighbor' in this new world?" and avoid the danger of always being available online but being "less present to those whom we encounter in our everyday life."
  • He said social networking can help "dialogue, exchange, solidarity and the creation of positive relations" but he also offered a list of warnings.
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    In this article by the New York Times the Pope warns the mass majority of the people that social networks can dehumanize people. People are becoming more addicted to the virtual world. Questions it raises are that: 1) Will technology & robots one day perhaps replace human beings? 2) Do you think Americans are spending too much time websurfing the internet instead of seeing friends & getting daily exercise?
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    I can connect to Feed because in the book Titus is blinded by everything related to media & all these cool gadgets & the Pope is highlighting all the negative effects like depersonalization, alientation, self-indulgence, & the dangers of having more virtual friends than real ones."
Elizabeth Hughes

Teen Chat Rooms Peer Pressure Statistics - 2 views

  • 95% of parents couldn't identify common chat room lingo that teenagers use to warn people they're chatting with that their parents are watching.
  • Nearly three out of 10 (28%) of parents don't know or are not sure if their teens talk to strangers online.
  • One in thirty-three received an aggressive sexual solicitation - a solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere; called them on the telephone; sent them regular mail, money, or gifts.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      lets face the facts, there are some nasty and sketchy people in the world. its best to avoid the ones that are up to no good.there should be a guideline to tell the teen to know ahead of time whether or not there is a danger rather than learn the hard way.
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  • Over half (51%) of parents either do not have or do not know if they have software on their computer(s) that monitors where their teenager(s) go online and with whom they interact.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      parents need to learn how to better protect there kids. make the change
  • Many of the shocking statics regarding teens and online chat reveal some very disturbin
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      Students should be able to talk to their parents when ever they have a problem in any situation.
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    the feed exists today as it does in the book feed. only a down graded version. through chat rooms the youth find it very adicting to talk to other people online. but there are many problems with this. for example, DRAMA. sometimes it is easyer to get in a violently verbal argument on a computer rather than talk like that to a person in real life, alowing the person(s) being angry to display their true colors. similarly there is much cyber bulling with isolation, teasing, and other wrong behaviors that people typicaly only do because " they can."
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