Is social media bad? No, social media is not bad, because it
allows people to connect with others all around the world. However, somethings
that people decide to do with their social media accounts are not necessarily good.
Catfish is an interesting and unintentionally funny documentary that tells how social
media can be used in a not so good manner. It is about how Angela deceived Nev
into believing she was someone she was not. Although she lied about her name,
how she looked, how old she was, etc., her interaction with Nev and the
feelings she had for Nev were real. It was clear when Nev and his brother was
leaving the beach house that Angela had some serious feelings for him and did
not want him to leave. Even though Angela was absolutely wrong for deceiving
Nev, but I do understand where she was coming from. She was just trying to find
a way to escape her current situation. Angela is stay at home mom that has no
time to be out of the house, because she has to care for two handicapped adult
children 24/7 and an elementary aged girl. She feels that she is trapped and
turns to her different Facebook profiles to free her. She met Nev online and
with her Meagan profile began to have what seemed like a relationship. I feel
that Angela felt as if she actually was in a relationship with Nev. There was
nothing wrong with her wanting to escape from reality, but how she did it was
not the right way to escape. I think that she should be thankful that her
actions did not have worst consequences than it did. In my opinion she was
essentially cheating on her husband. She was emotionally cheating which would
have made physically cheating easier. I think that this is a perfect example of
how social media helps to aid in any form of cheating. Is social media bad? No,
but, as one of my classmates said, if Nev would have been completely ok with
starting a relationship with Angela, after finding out she was the one he had
been talking to, she would have left her husband and family. All Angela really
did was lie, which is what all people do. I think that most people would rank
Angela’s lie as one of the worst types of lies, because her lie could have
unraveled her whole family. I think that Angela is a good person with a good
heart but was
3 comments:
First of all, thanks for the shoutout in your post lol. I was the person who you quoted. Your gif is a great choice and very representative of the topic on which you speak about. I really felt like Angela was a sad person who was reaching for a way to remove herself from the reality around her. I completely agree that if she wanted a better life for herself, maybe some deeper searching could've been explored? I know that with how her life is set up that's probably very difficult, but sometimes if something is very important to you, you will work that much harder to find it, ya know?
Angela really need it to escape from her present world. Sadly, she had to look out for her husband's children. I agree with you, in a sense that this was not the right way to do it. Is fine if she created her "world" without involving innocent people. Technology is an essential tool for communication. However, this was an unexpected end for everyone. On the other hand, sometimes it doesn't end well. For example, online predators etc,. I really feel sorry for her daughter because she was dragged into her lies.
I do feel bad for her to some degree and I am glad that she did not have worse consequences, however I feel as though she should have had something worse happen to understand how big of a deal her lie was. Yes, she cried a lot and she said that she was wrong however she was a huge liar and I do not know if I could trust someone like that again.
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