Facebook undermines the basics of societal communication ha idk

Is human contact dwindling as we speak? In the article, "Facebook: Why I Love It...” the author explores the advantages to using this online network and blog. As I read through the composition I found myself agreeing with many of the arguments the writer conveyed. Facebook definitely eliminates time required in making plans with friends, and also helps us keep up to date with those "not so close" acquaintances. However, these advantages can also be viewed as negative attributes of the "social network". Now with a simple status change we can alert people that we are busy or in a bad mood. No longer do we need to call up friends and complain that we have no time to talk; instead we avoid phone calls altogether. Wondering what a significant other is up to? All we have to do to keep tabs on others is "creep" through their profile photos and learn what they did and who they hung out with during the past week. I hate to admit it, but I have been trapped into the Facebook frenzy. There are no more phone calls being made, no more polite "how have you been doing" questions, and no more face to face contact with regards to making plans. Facebook makes us lazy. We sit on it for hours at a time and learn all we need to know about random people connected to us via our close friends. I could tell you where someone was and what party they were at and not even know what school they go to...much less remember their first name. Conversing and socializing with people helps us to learn more about others and ourselves. If we based our relationships on merely an internet connection, we'd be handicapping our natural abilities to converse. We would be limiting our instinct to understand, emphasize, and relate with others. We also avoid conflict, by limiting what we say and how often we see people in real life situations. Overall, I can see the advantages of Facebook, but have come to wonder whether or not it is really beneficial to life as it may seem.