Facebook is the life and soul of youth today. For some, it's even bread and butter. It can be described as a way of life in a perspective. Facebook plays many roles in your social life, namely, newspaper, magazine, TV, job portal, clubs, talent showcase, photo album and what not? So let's wonder what happens when Facebook disappears from the face of earth someday. Wouldn't it be old school? The traditional way of talking to people, connecting with them.
On the other hand, if FB is gone, people look for an alternative, which is obviously Twitter and then comes Pinterest, Youtube etc. These alternate websites could face network suffocation leading to crash. So let's assume FB is the only social media site in the world.
Gone data gone...
Billion Gbs of data must've been gone in a matter of seconds without recovery. I wonder if they could revive data through some cloud technology. Photos, Documents, messages, contacts will have been disappeared in the cloud somewhere...(hehe) Best to back up our favourites.
Social media bravery gone
We tend to see insults, hatred, racism in many FB pages from people all over the world. Assuming that FB can't track you out, people indulge in such hypocrisy. In fact, in real life, such people might not be brave enough to voice racist comments, so they channel it through keyboard and mouse. This might go down.
Locating troubles
FB is a major communication platform for the Indian diaspora esp. USA, UK, Aus. It might become even difficult to trace out the friends who have withdrawn from India for work reasons unless you have a contact number. “Found your long lost friend, cousin, or relative” kind of stories could hardly be told.
No place to vent
There would not be random ramblings, stupid posts, jokes, a place to vent your spleen or express your feelings. Those who consider FB as a virtual diary might be disappointed. Suppression of emotions both positive and negative might occur(applicable to shy people).
On the other hand, let's see this as a boon and look into the favours the situation has to offer,
Time saver
In the absence of FB people could do a whole lot of other activities such as, reading a book, play an outdoor game, spend time with children, having an actual conversation with your loved ones, physically meeting your friends over a cuppa. There might be a chance to raise children with undivided attention just like the old ways.
Write and speak the dictionary way:
We all know that social media has invaded our vocabulary. You type 'spk', 'ty', 'ttyl' in the place of speak, thank you, and talk to you later respectively. That might go back to normal. Wait? Do the next gen kids, even call that normal?
Like and Share
In the absence of Like and Share of FB, when someone shows a copy of a photograph, you might say, “I like that” with a thumbs-up. And when you have read an engaging article, you might hand over the article and say “I share it with you”.
Strengthen security
On the darker side, FB knows your whereabouts and most importantly it has access to your private information. Having read that FB picks data from your browser even after closing the tab, it may pose a serious security threat. Your info can be used by the third party, which is considered a breach of trust. Thus you might escape all such security threats.
Personally, in my arrogant opinion, I think the world would be a better place if Facebook were to die.
Note: This blog post was written as an assignment in the interview process for a certain company. Not that I wanted to write it...
Note: This blog post was written as an assignment in the interview process for a certain company. Not that I wanted to write it...
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