Perception of Facebook

How well does facebook describe who a person actually is? Well my analysis is "not very well" because facebook is just a window that shows you only what a person wants you to see. It can be misguiding most of the time. One of my friends, Jenna, is a very social person, which is expressed on her profile page. There are a number of people talking on her wall, and about every one of her profile pictures has another person in it. In this way, it describes her aptly. She is a great friend, concerning when needed to be, and very fun, but truthfully a bit of a narcissist. I just know that when I call her on the phone, it is "Jenna time" and I won't be able to do much talking. In this way the extend of her love for herself is not shown on facebook because you can not interrupt what the other person is saying while typing. What facebook does not capture is all of her fears and worries because that is not what facebook is for. Facebook is for socializing and looking good so most people do not "get deep" for the whole world to see. Facebook is easy to hack so if you pour your heart into your profile, you pour your heart into everyone in the world. The next person I facebook stalked was a girl named Rachel. Half of her profile pictures are just her, and the other half with people. She is very self conscious about the way she looks even though she is very pretty so she does not have nearly as many photos as Jenna. Rachel chooses her photos based on what she wants people to see her as. A few of my favorites are her scuba diving, wake boarding, snow boarding, and rock climbing; she is very proud of her "outdoorsyness". But again, facebook fails to capture all of her. Although all of the things she posted is true, she is an incredibly deep person that she shares with few people. She is also a bit of an emotional roller coaster, but hates that about herself so would prefer to only show her good side to new people. She presents herself on facebook just as she presents herself in "new people" situations; she fakes being super happy for the only reason that that is what people want to see. So although she is super happy sometimes, that is not who she really is, and facebook can not show that, and she will not show it on facebook. The final person is named Adam. I have known him since 5th grade and for that entire time, he has been in love with a girl named Sam, who I have known since Kindergarden. They finally got together Freshman year of high school, and now in about 90% of his profile pictures, he is with Sam. I know that he like her a lot more than she like him and that part does show a little on facebook. He is a decently inclosed person like Rachel, and so letting people in is difficult for him. Now that he let in Sam, you can see how close they are on facebook. She is a major part of his life and his facebook page. But just like Jenna and Rachel, facebook can not capture his deeper side. In general, facebook is an advertisement. People pick what they want to show the world and what they want to hide. They always show their best qualities to look like they are prettier, more popular, or funnier than they actually are. All in all, you can not judge a person by their facebook page.