Thinking back

I had mentioned this in our introductions on the first day of class, and this week's readings about Trinis and Koreans brought things full-circle for me. I wanted to explore why I spend so much time in social networks like Facebook, and to some degree, Orkut. The word "belonging" stuck out like a....excuse the cliche....sore thumb.

However, I am not entirely convinced that the sense of belonging is entirely cultural. Part of it, is simply my comfort with technology and everything it has to offer, rather than easy access to anyone not in a 2-mile radius of me. Instant messaging was my solution for a long time (mostly because it was cheaper than phone calls), but social networking offers the possibility of conversing in the context and company of other friends, something that IM does not offer itself to.

I seriously doubt I am the only one.....but, I SOOOOO TOOTALLYYY have this figured out, dude!