Faux Friendship By William Deresiewicz Analysis
Julia Young
Professor Jarrell
English Composition 101
25 August 2014
Summary of Faux Friendship by
William Deresiewicz
In the article Faux Friendships by William Deresiewicz he creates an intriguing summary of the change from traditional friendships to, social change and new technology.
Before the new, more technological friendships evolved “Friendship was a high calling, demanding extraordinary qualities of character, rooted in virtue and dedicated to the pursuit of goodness and truth (Deresiewicz 149).” Friendship often meant having good morals and qualities which allowed you to be truthful even if you hurt a friend’s feelings. People who still maintain these types of friendships talk regularly, whether it be by phone or face to face. Also, …show more content…
Adults, as well as children being raised in today’s society are equipped with a vast array of advanced technological equipment so we are seeing a change in the way friendships evolve. The new type of friendships we see forming now are interpersonal communication with networking sites. This is what we refer to as digital friends and reference what is often called social-networking. “With the social-networking sites of the new century-Friendster and My Space were launched in 2003, Facebook in 2004- the friendship circle has expanded to engulf the whole of the social world, and in doing so has destroyed both its own nature and that of individual friendship itself. (Deresiewicz 151).”
Deresiewicz does a good job supporting people that have had real personal friendships before the coming of today’s advanced technology. Now we are faced with a much more impersonal form of communication with friends. Social-networking leaves us with very vague explanations for the group of friends we have made within the different social sites that are available to us today. Do we really consider having hundreds of friends on any given social-networking site the same as the traditional old fashion
Professor Jarrell
English Composition 101
25 August 2014
Summary of Faux Friendship by
William Deresiewicz
In the article Faux Friendships by William Deresiewicz he creates an intriguing summary of the change from traditional friendships to, social change and new technology.
Before the new, more technological friendships evolved “Friendship was a high calling, demanding extraordinary qualities of character, rooted in virtue and dedicated to the pursuit of goodness and truth (Deresiewicz 149).” Friendship often meant having good morals and qualities which allowed you to be truthful even if you hurt a friend’s feelings. People who still maintain these types of friendships talk regularly, whether it be by phone or face to face. Also, …show more content…
Adults, as well as children being raised in today’s society are equipped with a vast array of advanced technological equipment so we are seeing a change in the way friendships evolve. The new type of friendships we see forming now are interpersonal communication with networking sites. This is what we refer to as digital friends and reference what is often called social-networking. “With the social-networking sites of the new century-Friendster and My Space were launched in 2003, Facebook in 2004- the friendship circle has expanded to engulf the whole of the social world, and in doing so has destroyed both its own nature and that of individual friendship itself. (Deresiewicz 151).”
Deresiewicz does a good job supporting people that have had real personal friendships before the coming of today’s advanced technology. Now we are faced with a much more impersonal form of communication with friends. Social-networking leaves us with very vague explanations for the group of friends we have made within the different social sites that are available to us today. Do we really consider having hundreds of friends on any given social-networking site the same as the traditional old fashion