I think it is difficult to decide whether FB is making us less humans. Look at from this view that one person is alone & busy in work that its hard for him to meet friends & relatives. In this case FB will be best tool for interaction & relationship maintenance. In second case people are addicted of FB & even if they have time they don't want to interact with friends because he/she can use FB for relation maintenance. So it is hard to conclude facebook is making us less human. In reality it depends on need & requirement which allows us to behave in a certain manner.
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Virendra Vaswani, MBA/PGDM student, iLEAD School of Business
| 03 11 2011 18:02:08 +0000
can u say what can one gain by seeing the status like "i m depressed", "i m on cloud no 9", i have fever and the pictures of evry moment he/she spent in the daily life... if u spend one min on phn u ll get that status..
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Santanu Bhattacharya, Software Developer, Mettle Technologies
| 02 17 2011 18:14:48 +0000
its true!!!its kind of an artificial world out der..a virtual reality!!!its true that u can stay connected wid all ur frenz!!its an addiction as well to be honest!!!U R in a Social Network!!! but thers nthng social in it!!u r stuck wid it!!!24*7 u strain ur eyes in front of it!!!even wen u go to hang out wid ur social contacts!!!u remain logged into the social network thru ur phone!! its kind of self importance seeking process....to tel d truth!!!!if u dont see a red in the notification bar u get sad!!!i am sure its common wid all!!!including me!!!in farmville i keep track of my crops,its harvestin time and all..but i donno wat crops my mom have in her real garden!:(......social netwroks r kind of a race!it has its pros and cons!!if u use it like hell its true wat Ms amrita said....it makes u less human!!!but using it in avg...shudnt b a prob!!! so happy facebooking!!;)
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Sooraj Hareendran, B.Tech/B.E. student, Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology
| 02 17 2011 17:55:07 +0000
That is becuse today we are increasingly hooked to the net and beleive leaving a post is much better that paying a visit and saying hi. No doubts facebook and twitter helps us get in touch with long lost friends and relatives but the addictive nature of these same mediums turns into a comp potato. Earlier even if missed a family or friends function, it used to be considered polite to visit later and enquire how the function was etc. but today it boils down to posting a comment on the photographs posted online. And wishing "we were there". Even if we are lonely, we can take that opportunity to pursue some activity, hobby or try and find new friends but staying hooked on to facebook and twitter even from our mobiles is not only inhuman but laziness at its heights.
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Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group
| 02 05 2011 16:18:21 +0000
Yes I do agree, use of technology is making us move farther from reality into some kind of plastic world. But as these technologies are making us more plastic,these technologies are in fact changing the definition of real human also... So as human beings are receding from reality, the reality is in fact driving towards us.
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Murli , Senior Developer, Manamai
| 02 01 2011 10:10:13 +0000
Female Foeticide is still a problem in 21st century India. It still continues to be unabated in parts of India. Modern technology combined with a cultural preference for sons rather than daughters has led to the mushrooming of neo-natal clinics across India where parents can check the sex of their unborn child. In some parts of the country parents are choosing to abort if the child is female. The declining gender ratio in the states of Punjab, Haryana and the capital Delhi have led to crackdowns by the government on such clinics. But from the years since India enacted the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technologies (PNDT) Act not a single person has been convicted. The ineffective implementation of the legislation is evident in India's skewed gender ratio. According to the decennial census, last carried out in 2001, the ratio for 0-6 year-olds fell from 945 females per 1,000 males in 1991 to 927 in 2001, one of the lowest in the world. Lets join hands and take a forward step so that there is no such crime committed.....Jai Hind.
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MOHAMMAD SHAKIL AHMAD, Assistant Professor, CHETTINAD HEALTH CITY
| 02 01 2011 04:44:56 +0000
Yes Amrita you will always find people with different school of thought particularly the older generation. I agree with your point of view.
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Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant
| 01 27 2011 08:44:41 +0000
We have become Techno-humans. The emotional aspect of a relationship cannot be matched with any social networking or SMSing. In the end, when you need a friend by your side, no wall comments or SMSes saying "take care" can beat that pat by your best friend on your shoulder saying "everything will be fine. I am here".
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Neha Choudhry, Content Writer, Service Magic Info Jobs (for Atoot.com)
| 01 26 2011 17:58:21 +0000
Personal interaction is being reduced day by day due to a variety of factors. Facebook and Twitter are the major contributors. People's ability to learn social behavior is being hampered because now, they can just post something on facebook/twitter and not worry about it. The nuances of dos and donts while talking to people gets largely sidetracked because there is always an option to delete your posts at these portals. While our network of contacts increases in quantity, quality wise - your existing contacts too get affected. It is like enjoying the view from top of the Eiffel Towel by seeing a photograph of the view posted on the net. The real experience is missing.
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Abhijith Shashidhara, Schulich MBA 2013
| 01 25 2011 08:52:56 +0000
Hello Amrita, Every coin has two aspect.first one is sweet and another is bitter.So here also.some hoe it is right that due to such type of site we are becoming less human due to lack of real interaction with our friends and colleague. But all we know that that there are lots of rush in our day to day life after it we don't have time to interact we all of them. Social networking site are the only medium through which we stay connected with each other at a single platform.. But other than it we also need to give some time in real interaction also. Bcoz without real interaction all virtual relation can not exist for long period after a short period of time it will automatically vanished........final conclusion is both r necessary real as well as virtual relation in my opinion
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Sumit Kumar Singh, BCA student, NIIT
| 01 25 2011 08:01:55 +0000
All social networking site to help brand promoting communicate your friends and relatives, the many other way helps in our day to day life. But Now a days some peoples are move the direction meaning of this network site.
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Prakash Chandra, SEO Head, Argosinfotech
| 01 25 2011 06:40:20 +0000
I think these social networking sites are too superficial and lack assurance about originality of people's identity and make us addicted to a fake world of friendship which has become obsessive for the teenagers now a days.
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Anindita C, Freelancer, Teaching/Education
| 01 25 2011 06:16:09 +0000
Twitter and facebook are just helpful to maintain your personal and business networking. As you said it makes us less human because there is a gap created and real feelings which you can understand by face expressions and gestures becomes impossible bcos these are needed for personal and business development.
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guru ramanathan, Freelancer, Publishing
| 01 25 2011 04:27:02 +0000
I agree with you Amrita that facebook and twitter are making us less human as these things makes us less real social. Now a days we spent lot of time on facebook , twitters as compared to meet our friends , play with them and interact with them as now chatting is only means to interact with friends......
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Jitender Kumar, MBA/PGDM student, Kurukshetra University PG Regional College
| 01 25 2011 04:02:32 +0000
I think Facebook & twitter are making people more materialistic. They are creating a sense of gap between our near ones and increase the urge and craze to know about others. Recently it was reported in TIMES that of 10 divorces in UK, 7 cases are the spouse's infidelity issues because of FACEBOOK. Thats quite strange, but it is an evidence of how social networking sites are making people forget what they are.!
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Deepak B Kadamanahalli, Junior Manager, JSW Steels Ltd, Toranagallu, Bellary
| 01 24 2011 19:42:10 +0000
We are cut off from physical contacts, as everything looks so ubiquitous and mundane due to this social media. Day in and day out we are in touch with our near and dear ones electronically, therefore, there is nothing exciting to converse when we meet in person. Physical movements and meetings with people we know binds and strengthen relationship, not otherwise!
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S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner
| 01 24 2011 14:54:21 +0000
Yes, i think so, because now we are very much addicted of these social Networking Websites, and we want to interact with friends and family through these sites only, we don't want to go outside and check out hows going on. so, i can say that these sites are making us less human, as we can't express emotion, feeling etc on these sites.
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Deepak Kakran, CEO & Founder, Empess Infosolutions
| 01 24 2011 13:58:16 +0000
Hey Amrita, I was about to ask something similar! Anyways, instead now, let me answer this. See this interesting video I want to share with all of you guys! My stand is, not only Facebook and twitter, our mentality towards each other itself has changed due to our daily practices. Children who used to bow in respect to their teachers and elders and say "Thank you" with a smile on their face (in person) are now a days sending a message that says- "GN Sir. SWT DRMZ! :)" I am not totally against this, but hey, 100 free SMS per day isn't enough for my 15 year old brother, that is something that bothers! Social networking is really good- It has brought us together here! But, let's not forget that "Technology makes life easier, but is never a substitute for REAL HUMAN LIFE!" Wonder where we are heading. Anyways, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZRIx_i5IYA What do you all think? Are we becoming ROBOCOP or TERMINATOR? Thanks for referring!
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Anantha Shayana. D, CTO/CIO, RAYSITI
| 01 24 2011 13:20:16 +0000
Hi Amrita,As per my views & personal observation FB,Twitter, & similar sites making most of us spend lesser time with our mates & ourself in comparison to earlier times...People day by day limited to their system only thereby lesser exposure to outer world result in less learning & interaction...So, we can say +ively that these are making us less human.
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DHEERAJ KUMAR SINGH, Senior BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, CHIPLEAF TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
| 01 24 2011 13:07:02 +0000
i support the reason. although its a social networking site,we are becoming e-social. we need to be social physically,although we are but every1 today is mad abt fb.....lot of time is consumed by that,its good for staying connected but the usage of fb should be limited....and as per stats the time consumption is much more.more than 19 lac people are using fb...lot of time is consumed...so if the time consumption is less it is a good thing to stay connected
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Prathamesh J Deshmukh, Business Development Executive, TechnoBase Bolutions
| 01 24 2011 09:32:25 +0000
YES , Social sites make us more inhuman because such people love to chat and real sentiments and feeling are kept away .This is the thought in general.but now a days in metros people don't have time to talk ,react , or provide quality time for their family members which is wife and kids then what else you can think of .
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rakeshbhatnagar , GM Projects., wig brothers india pvt.ltd.
| 01 24 2011 09:16:01 +0000
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It always looks to be making us distant and inhuman but it is the other way round..we meet with such old friends whom we forgot during the course of life and while struggling for existence.. i found many friends who we haven't met after standard 8,we speak to them and also rememeber their bdays which is not so easy to remember and congratulate them in this fast life..we talk to and speak to so many people and share our ideas whom we cannot meet as it is impossible for many of us to travel and spend so many time..now we can easily wish our friends and just say a hi and tell them we care.. even toostep..it helps us to share our ideas..which is a great a concept..social networking made our our world large and compact...
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Sudip Rakshit, Remote support analyst, IBM India Pvt Ltd
| 02 06 2011 18:10:20 +0000
Every one ( at least majority) alternates between the idea of meeting people face to face and meeting people screen to screen, depending on various factors including career,personal,emotional states. The ones who shy away from the society would continue to do so irrespective of the existence of these new technologies.One way of looking at is , it is definitely an option for Mr/Ms Cavehood would not hesitate to explore if one decides to well be part of the rest.Well that way isnt this making people more human ?
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Radha Anand, HR Manager, MB Metallic Bellows Pvt Ltd
| 02 06 2011 05:03:58 +0000
After all we are human beings and I think once determined anything can be controlled. According to me people hook to social networking sites when they are alone or feeling lonely. In fact it is good for such people (an idle mind is a devils workshop) so that they can indulge in their favorite pass time. Any one who is aware of people around them would not be doing this. This is what I feel and this is what I do. How about you people?
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Vijaya P, Internal Sales, Endress + Hauser
| 02 05 2011 11:49:11 +0000
Any one is at his /her liberty to confine the time spent on social networks.They are the latest medium of communication sharing of experiences etc.Such cites never prevent us from other modes of communicating with our loved ones.
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s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD
| 02 05 2011 11:15:52 +0000
It looks too unrealistic notion. These are ,additional tools, made available to mankind to have an increased networking by technology. These tech never precludes human being interactions. It, always ,encourages indirectly , to contact / communicate / exchange views more personally. There are occasion, people come across to contact people after viewing FB & TWITTER. So, try explore & increase the communication even wider with Social networkings.
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KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed
| 01 26 2011 09:16:12 +0000
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RAHUL TIWARI, B.Tech/B.E. student, rgpv
| 01 25 2011 12:58:59 +0000
dear amrita i strongle disagree with you . facebook may be make us less human but in other it widens it's hand to find the lost friends , the fast moving world isolate us from others same way these type of networks connect us without any bars of time , distance............ in simple sense it enhance the network of humanities.
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Raj Sudhagar, MBA logistics and supply chain management , vels university
| 01 25 2011 11:51:59 +0000
No, I think social networking is an addition to and not the substitute for our social life. In today’s world we hardly get time for ourselves, we are also unable to give time to our family, friends and relatives. Social Network is the best way to remain in touch with the friends and relatives. People who don’t have much social contact can use the social networking to increase their contacts and share their views and experience with other people. Further some people are bit shy..so they feel free to express themselves on social networking which will definitely improve their confidence to directly interact with the peoples.
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Nilesh Pawar, Legal & Secretarial, Valencia Professional & Management Services LLP
| 01 25 2011 05:44:59 +0000
Dear Amrita, every thing has both sides, Iam not saying you r wrong but also not saying u r right,,, Its really helps other to keep their friends & relatives near... It should be use inbetween not to use like addiction/addicted... "Sweet is good, but more sweets leeds to.... I hope rest u knw...
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Revathy Venkitesh, Traffic Assistant, Global Aviation & Services Group
| 01 25 2011 04:23:38 +0000
coz v tend to get in tuch those too whom v otherwise avoid....so its making us more social..as v share our living wid a goup of ppl..however earlier many ppl avoided sharing dere watswat wid frens n family...n it makes us able to b fren wid more n more ppl whom v dnt knw too socially v grow as a perosn.n most of us help each other support,n spread soacial issues to help each one of us.
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Pallavi Mishra, Industrial Trainee as per ICAI
| 01 24 2011 15:27:40 +0000
come on guys, this is just a service which we use to stay connected with friends and family whom we can't meet physically every day,we are not talking through messages to the friend who seating opposite to us , i also agree with, Mr.dhiraj and Mr.Krishna's points
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karthikrathnam , Branch manager,
| 01 24 2011 14:26:26 +0000
The first thing is i want to know what you really understand by the word "human". I may be wrong in analysing one's perspective but is it only limited to doing good to others? Every social networking site is brought up with a specific motive.And that is why people like to explore a new site on the web. With facebook, just think about the minute things. You get to be in touch with all your old and new frineds, family members, relatives. Secondly, it gives you the place to express yourself through various things. You can write anything there that goes through your mind. You are truly expressing yourself. Thirdly, uploading pictures, comments and other things creates a hub for you to interact wth your friends and create profound memories. And with site like twitter, where you are following other people, you get a chance to follow your idol, your inspiration, or any one else you admire. Also it is a place where even if you write "am bored"..which is followed by several comments..can cheer you up..and also many other things in the same context. Now with all these things, if some one says its not "human" in nature, then am proud to be like this.
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Saurabh Sauson, Copywriter, Lets Digg It
| 01 24 2011 13:55:33 +0000
Technology is there to ease the work but its the up to human whether they are obsessed by it or make a useful thing out of it....
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dhiraj kumar, Freelance Journalist, none
| 01 24 2011 12:59:56 +0000
I don't think that's the case. I actually think these websites helping us to stay connected with our friends who are geographically separated. Everybody is smart. If you don't want to use Facebook don's use it. It is as simple as that. No body is asking you or forcing you to create a profile in Facebook or post any pictures of yours.
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Krishna Kumar, Associate/Sr. Associate -(Technical), Markit
| 01 24 2011 12:41:34 +0000
Please refer insight posted by Ms. Smita Dalvi.----- Social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook act as savior's during Australia floods. Industry : Internet
Functional area : Web 2.0+. Keywords : Facebook, Twitter, Social networking sites, flash floods. So, these sites are doing their work & it is up to us that how we take it in our life.
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SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd
| 01 24 2011 11:32:53 +0000
I dont think so. People might be spending more time on facebook, twitter and other sites, that does not mean that he is aloof from the vibrant society. It has nothing to do to become inhuman. But, the cultures he is adopting spoiling him.
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Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.
| 01 24 2011 11:21:01 +0000
No of course not!i think people may take this without understanding its usual meaning.actually this types of social sites are made for people to join one to more and more people across world.it doesn't tell you to spend the whole day with it.even if we just give 1-2hr a day for it i don't think it'll make us less human.people should have to understand meaning of a social site.
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Dhairya kumar(ДХАИРЯ КУМАР ), Service/Maintenance Engineer, Electrical
| 01 24 2011 09:55:14 +0000
Too much of anything is bad. So in case we have self-control like restricting our time in the site to 15 to 30 minutes a day or something like that, it should not be having a bad effect on us - certainly not making us less human.
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Raju V P, Senior Manager, an International Bank
| 01 24 2011 09:37:25 +0000
No, I think social networking is an addition to and not the substitute for our social life. In today’s world we hardly get time for ourselves, we are also unable to give time to our family, friends and relatives. Social Network is the best way to remain in touch with the friends and relatives. People who don’t have much social contact can use the social networking to increase their contacts and share their views and experience with other people. Further some people are bit shy..so they feel free to express themselves on social networking which will definitely improve their confidence to directly interact with the peoples.
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Nilesh Pawar, Legal & Secretarial, Valencia Professional & Management Services LLP
| 01 24 2011 09:30:27 +0000
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