Assignment 2- Don't like anything on Facebook

I went about a week without liking anything on Facebook. Now my news stream is nothing but people with the occasional suggested post ad, which should be good. However, going through Facebook still gave me headaches.  It’s not just that I don’t like Facebook, but as it turns out, ads and other things I don’t want to see still make their way onto my news feed. How do these things still manage to appear before me? Via other people, of course.  It seems that there is no escape from this fate.

Because of the people that I have friended on Facebook, my news feed still finds itself plague with ads, quizzes, unsettling videos, and depressing posts with the caption “1 Like = 1 Prayer.” It’s pretty overwhelming. It was also difficult for me to continue scrolling without occasionally cringing or feeling irrationally annoyed. Facebook just found it necessary to let me know that my aunt is fond of liking pictures of sad children with missing limbs that are supposed to make you feel bad for missing limbs (thanks aunty, I’ll make sure to cut off my arm later.) and about how my ever distant friend liked the video a friend of theirs posted about someone being “comically” hurt and about the quiz that other friend took so I should take it, too.

This experiment did; however, make me wonder if any of my friends actually use Facebook as what it is intended to be used for: making status updates of what’s up with your life or posting song lyrics of that one song you really like or uploading pictures of that trip you took to Niagara Falls over the long weekend. It did actually take me close to an hour of scrolling before I got to what I would consider a personal post. Wonder what Facebook would end up looking like if no one liked anything. Darn that tempting “like” button.

So What I Found:

• ·         Less liking = More people
• ·         Ads and other unwanted things will still find their way to your feed
• ·         A re-established hate for Facebook
• ·         My brother is 65% bitchy according to that quiz he took
• ·         My newsfeed was mostly things others liked

Assignment 1

Tweet 1: Abortion restrictions, Clinic to reopen.

I feel this is a tweet that partially pertains to my rights. I am someone who is pro-choice and living in a state that is very anti-abortion. A tweet like this let's me know that there is still hope for this state to change its attitude toward abortions and there use.


Tweet 2: Bill Nye the Science POTUS

This tweet is just interesting. We've had so many presidential figures that tend to be conservative or very often involve religion when making decisions on laws. Take for example the above tweet about anti-abortion laws that most likely sprouted from religious beliefs. So imagine having a president that decides on what type of laws to apply to humanity based on Scientific findings.


Tweet 3: Jobs for 18-24

 This tweet also pertains to me. First off it lets me know that I am not alone in struggling for a job, so it gives me a sense of belonging. Second, it has a link to a situation I can relate to pertaining to the ordeal. It gives me a little more insight that I am not alone in dealing with student debt which only ever seems to stack up and that I am not the only one having troubles in finding a stable income to pay off said debt.