Is Facebook for the attention – seeking and lazy people?

Introduction 

Once upon a time, there was only telephone - A telephone which had no camera and which was not portable. But, with time, technology has reached its heights of development.

Today, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc have grabbed the attention of people from various walks of life. Most of them, sincerely dedicate their precious hours into these social networking sites. 

Amongst all the social networking sites, Facebook gained a lot of popularity. As of the first quarter of 2015, there are around 1.44 billion active FB users. 

Involvement of so many users into one particular social networking site ( Facebook) gives birth to a question – Is Facebook for the attention – seeking or lazy people? 

Let's take a look on whether FB is for lazy people or does it also attracts smart people? 

                                  

Yes – Facebook is for the attention -seeking and lazy people. 

1. Desperate people – Facebook has a lot of desperate people as its active users. Most of the people send friend requests or messages to others, whom they do not even know, just to reduce their boredom. They get themselves indulged into lot of such activities like sending messages to unknown people. This shows that it is highly used by people who have no work. 

2. Low IQ level – Facebook shares its platform with people who also have a very poor IQ level. They do not have a basic understanding regarding any issue, but will be the first ones to post a comment. Sometimes, the comment may not be in respect to the issue addressed, or at times, it carries all the irrelevant facts and information. Such activities are done by people who do not know anything, but do it for grabbing the attention of others. 

3. Posting small things – There are people who share the smallest of all things that happened in their day to day life on FB. For example, they click pictures of having food in a restaurant etc and post it on FB just to grab the attention of other lazy people. 

4. No knowledge sharing – Attention - seeking and lazy people do not understand the value of such a public platform. There is another set of attention - seeking people on FB who visit any interesting place, but post only their pictures rather than the places. Selfies have become a great tool in seeking the attention of others. 

5. Public airing of emotions – Some people would love to display their emotions on a public platform such as Facebook. Some attention grabbers or lazy people use FB as a forum to display the details regarding their break ups or current love affair. They fail to understand that some things are best said and expressed in person rather than scribbling them on a public platform.

No - You can expect to connect with some really good professionals & know different cultures

1. Promoting business – FB has billion of active users and thus, it is used for promoting any kind of business. With the help of Facebook ads, one can advertise his business on this platform. FB offers customizable ads placement service which is cost effective and very easy to use. One can improve the brand value of their business by being an active FB user. 

2. Information sharing – Facebook is used by students, experts and smart people to learn about certain information and to pass it on to others. People update about the important happenings, news etc and thus, it contributes to the information gathered by others. It is a platform which is used by many for the purpose of information sharing. 

3. Growth of relationships – Relationships can blossom on the platform of Facebook. For long distance couples, the communication through FB can keep their love alive. Sometimes, the site also helps the people to eventually tie the knot. 

4. Traditions, culture – Facebook includes users from different parts of the world, belonging to different culture and traditions. Apart from sharing information, Facebook is also used by people to learn about various places, traditions and culture. They can communicate with people who belong to different religion or who possess a different set of traditional or cultural values. 

5. Used for networking – Facebook is also used for the purpose of networking by many. It helps a person to find their old school or college friends and to maintain a healthy relationship. A healthy networking helps a person to maintain a strong and steady social life. 

Conclusion

As Facebook has billion of active users, there are people who use it for certain interesting and useful purposes. But on the other hand, there are people who use FB just to seek attention and pass their time. They are tagged as “lazy people”. 

Facebook is a boredom killer for most of the students as well as few of the elderly people. This boredom leads them to commit activities which creates a sort of irritation to others. 

One should definitely make use of the advancements in the technological world but the use should be constructive - that's what is important!