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To many over the last few years Myspace.com has become the it thing. Why you may ask? Well probably because you can search your old, and new friends alike. There are many features on it such as classfields, groups, bulletins, blog's, and search engines to find, and meet anyone you want.
I admit I have been on myspace for almost two years, and I use the site often. However, the site to me is false. For one it claims to be a place for friends. However, if you message someone not always you get a response, most of the time people ignore your message. Second even if you ask for a screename, and talk to someone for a while, it is still the internet people don't know each other. It's one thing to talk through a screen, its another to be hangout buddies. Most people just see myspace as a way to kill time, rather than expand their social network.
I joined myspace as an alternative to make friends, and maybe a meet girlfriend. Since many of the places I was at whether it be church, school, friends, I wasn't really meeting anyone that was interested maybe this would be a place I could change that. Since it was free, and easy to join. Well I would say in two years or so I have met maybe 30 girls or so from Myspace, and maybe one I am talking too till this day. Everytime I talk to someone we talk a few weeks, eventually chat on the phone, than we meet. It's as if they are disappointed in meeting me usually. I am not any different than from the way I am on Myspace, yet after one lousy meetup for a few hours I am either blocked, or never hear from them again.
For example I met a girl less than two weeks ago we talked online we seemed like the perfect match. Than we meet she has a great time, but I hardly hear from her again. If we had such a great time, Why don't you message me anymore? I always believe in honesty if your not happy just say so. This has happened more times than not.
Myspace has become an addiction its to the point I am constantly browsing and searching in hopes just to meet someone that may change my luck. Sure I still try to go out to places, but when I talk to someone I never met in person they think I am a stalker or even worse a weirdo. Maybe I am but wouldn't it be easier to talk to someone who's face you at least got to see, than talk to someone for weeks, months, even years, but not know what they look like?
I am not saying Myspace should be taken down, but there are many people who post, and act as if they are older than who they are. If I message someone who says there 19, than they are 14 where are there parents in this? We would be doing ourselves a lot more service if we put blocks, or limits on who can post on Myspace.
I think the site would be much better believe it or not if they charged a fee to join. That way you wouldn't have most of the 14 yr olds on there who are posting, and browsing. It would be those who really want to be on the site can have all the services they want, and make it 18 and up for those who want to pay for the services. In that way we wouldn't be reading as much about Myspace tragedies. I would never meet anyone who's below 17 at least. I myself just turned 21. However there are 40 year old's who have nothing else better to do? Cmon the site should be 18-30 only in that case at least everyone on there is within an age group.
My memo to anyone join at your own risk, parents watch your kids they maybe talking to someone who they shouldn't trust. Schools tell your students to find other alternatives than Myspace there is more than life than a computer. I am glad Congress is looking into Myspace. Howeve, free speech is important, but just don't do anything you will regret.
I am still on Myspace, and I have limited my use of it, but for those who just join use this as a template on what to, and not to do. Don't expect to meet your match, or a new group of friends. Take it for what it is, but is it a place for friends? You be the judge. |
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