Chapter 27: Suggestion for Writing 2: Libby Copeland, “Is Facebook Making Us Sad?”

Read Is Facebook Making Us Sad? by Libby Copeland and answer the following question. Then “submit” your work.

Question 1

In paragraph 6, Copeland cites an interview conducted by Sherry Turkle in which a student compares Facebook to a play in which users are constantly performing. Recall your experience with social networking, and use it to develop the idea of social networking as playacting—or propose another analogy for this kind of online interaction. If you wish, analyze postings or others’ sites to expand your supporting evidence.