This question is inspired by past thoughts I've had, but it is most recently inspired by a Facebook status I saw yesterday. To give some brief background, I am originally from Wisconsin and am a huge Green Bay Packers fan as many from Wisconsin are. This means that before, during, and after Packers football games, my Facebook newsfeed is blowing up with statuses posted either by Packer fan friends or by friends who cheer for rival teams and hate the Packers.
Anyways, being that yesterday's game had big implications for the playoffs and involved a lot of drama, there were likely a lot more Facebook statuses floating around out there regarding the game. One particular Facebook friend, however, had had enough and posted that Facebook is not ESPN and that she wonders if people really look to Facebook for sports updates because she "sure as he[ck]" (like that edit? ) doesn't.
Now, to offer full disclosure, because I disagreed with what she said, my first reaction was to try to discredit her in my mind. I thought, Sounds like a disgruntled Bears fan to me... but wasn't sure that was really it. I also thought, Sounds like a typical girl to me... but realized how sexist that is and wouldn't allow myself to conclude that either.
In the end, though, my mind went back to a thought that I've had before. It seems to me like in this social media age where most people have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or discussion forum accounts, as well as the ability to comment in whatever comments sections they please, people are under the impression that their opinion a) is important, b) is needed, c) matters, and d) is correct/superior. To me, this breeds a lot of narcissism and pride. In the case of this friend of mine, she seemed to be under the impression that to everyone who is tempted to post statuses about sports in the future, they were going to consider her opinion and care about it to the extent that they would then decide not to post their status when in reality, I quite frankly could care less lol, and I imagine that's true for most other people as well.
With that said, what are your thoughts? Is every individual's opinion important? Is every individual's opinion needed? Does every individual's opinion matter? To what extent are they or are they not important or needed?
Anyways, being that yesterday's game had big implications for the playoffs and involved a lot of drama, there were likely a lot more Facebook statuses floating around out there regarding the game. One particular Facebook friend, however, had had enough and posted that Facebook is not ESPN and that she wonders if people really look to Facebook for sports updates because she "sure as he[ck]" (like that edit? ) doesn't.
Now, to offer full disclosure, because I disagreed with what she said, my first reaction was to try to discredit her in my mind. I thought, Sounds like a disgruntled Bears fan to me... but wasn't sure that was really it. I also thought, Sounds like a typical girl to me... but realized how sexist that is and wouldn't allow myself to conclude that either.
In the end, though, my mind went back to a thought that I've had before. It seems to me like in this social media age where most people have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or discussion forum accounts, as well as the ability to comment in whatever comments sections they please, people are under the impression that their opinion a) is important, b) is needed, c) matters, and d) is correct/superior. To me, this breeds a lot of narcissism and pride. In the case of this friend of mine, she seemed to be under the impression that to everyone who is tempted to post statuses about sports in the future, they were going to consider her opinion and care about it to the extent that they would then decide not to post their status when in reality, I quite frankly could care less lol, and I imagine that's true for most other people as well.
With that said, what are your thoughts? Is every individual's opinion important? Is every individual's opinion needed? Does every individual's opinion matter? To what extent are they or are they not important or needed?
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