Social Networking Sites Have Lost Their Meaning.

Everyone these days are obsessed with social networking sites - including myself. So much so that people are buying mobile phones with internet purely so they can check their facebook/ tumblr when they get bored. It seems to me that people are forgetting how to communicate face-to-face and are doing it all over text/facebook. What I have found though, is that these kind of sites the meaning of what they were intended.


Facebook was made to be a site where you can catch up with friends, find out whats going in their lives and being able to speak to friends who have moved all over the world. 
Now facebook is full of bitchy status's. It's full of arguments and immaturity and ridiculous "pages" about scenarios that aren't likely to happen. The only good thing facebook is for, is for chatting to people on facebook chat when needed, and to find out when its somebodies birthday. Apart from that it's all gossip. It's all negativity and hatred. 


Tumblr was made to be a site where aritsts, writers, musicians, photographers can show off their talent. Where they can follow other artists, photographers etc and get inspiration.
Now Tumblr is a place where silly teenagers reblog pointless things. They hate on movies and hate on newer people coming onto tumblr from facebook. That's not what its about. 


Twitter is a place to stalk celebrities. Simple. 


What I'm trying to say is people on these main social networking sites are getting far far too obsessed with it. Its probably a stupid subject to rant about, but when we were all younger we weren't on these kind of sites. We where out playing on the green outside. We would actually have a conversation with people. We'd be up all night at each others houses talking. Now we're sat up all night on our computers talking to each other. People hide behind the computer. People are too afraid to say how they really feel to people to face but will gladly have a go at each other over facebook or tumblr. I'm not saying I'm perfect I've done it before now, however it's not right at all. We're not called to be on a computer all the time. 


I've thought of a new social network for kids, it's called outside.