Blog Number 6

I personally don't believe that social media sites are a replacement for social interaction in the least. The purpose for these sites was to give more access to people to communicate with their friends and to share things about their day.  Spending hours on the internet can be unhealthy, but isn't that still considered socially interacting?

In order to have a decent web page, you need two things: friends and posts.  I know what your thinking with the "oh, so what about people with 2 million friends" kind of people, but that in itself is partially right.  If you have no one seeing you, you are just wasting your time talking to no one.  Having too many friends can ruin your social life, I agree, but at least the said person has some.  Unfortunately, having a few friends isn't enough; you need to be socially active.  You don't always need to use the godly semi-colon as I had just used in extreme in depth posts about societies wrongs and rights, but you need something.  If you invite a bunch of people to your friends list and never say a word, can you call them your friends?

Now, for about 98% of people, these two conditions are met, so now what?  Well, you can do whatever you like.  You post about your day, upload pictures of your dog in a robot costume, or even link a song you like.  Being on social websites helps you communicate your self or your intended image to those you like, which is, in my opinion, socialization.

Should there be a dress code in places such as school, restaurants, places of business, etc.?

I personally believe that, while America stands as a beacon of individuality, there needs to be dress codes in certain establishments.  If you were to go into a fancy restaurant with your date and there was a guy who had never taken a shower and had patchy clothes next to you, it would make the meal quite unpleasant.  Sometimes, it is just assumed that you conform to the dress code.  I mean, who in their right minds would wear a burnt orange shirt in the student section of an Texas A&M game?

In order to pursue this idea, you must first fight the counter arguments.  Yes, I understand that as Americans we are encouraged to express our own ideals.  I have no beef with people who print controversial topics on their shirts and walk around the streets.  While your lifestyle is your own, business owners my not agree with it.  If you think about it, business owners should have near limitless control over their own stores.  Would you like it if I walked into your house dressed in drag?  People should be able to wear what they want to wear, but also respect owners of establishments and match their clothing appropriately