Prompt #6

One of the only online sites that I visit regularly is Facebook. I would consider this website to have shared culture and values, but I am not sure what the meaning of shared is in this context. If we are talking about, shared, as in having things in common, it surely exists on Facebook. A great example of this is the "college culture". I do not have any friends from high school attending the same college as me, however it is easy to relate to many of the statuses they post such as "going for a late-night Starbucks run" or "dreading 9 A.M. class tomorrow". I hold many of the same values as my friends and other college peers, and these can easily be shared via Facebook. If we were to use shared in the sense that our ideas and beliefs can be presented onto a space for others to comment on, this can also be seen on Facebook. You can learn a great deal about a person's values just from looking at their Facebook page. The majority of people will only post about things that they truly care about. For some, it could be music and movies, and for others it could be education and family. Either way, it is easy to see what ethics and ideals are important to someone, and Facebook is a venue for people to share these on. Not only does Facebook allow you to learn many things about other people, but it also puts you in a position where you can interact with these people. By liking or commenting on their posts, you can attain more information about their beliefs and express your own ideas on the topic as well.