Institutions

Ranging from things such as marriage to Newscorp, institutions are everywhere. In this week 10’s lectorial, we sat and discussed Facebook as an institution. In retrospect, it seriously is such an everpresent aspect of our lives. It has seemed to become a force to be reckoned with, everywhere that you turn once you are online.

I have a friend who only recently signed up to Facebook earlier this year. Last year, due to her lack of online presence, she missed out on much year 12 discussion and many party invites – out of sight, out of mind. Due to her lack of an account, she also couldn’t ask for lives on CandyCrush, and use apps that required a Facebook profile. These days, you cannot even comment on news articles etc. if you don’t have  a profile to log in with in the first place. This year she jumped on the bandwagon. It followed with a hoard of “OMG finally!”, “Where have you been?” comments on her timeline and her being tagged in every photo that has been taken of her since year 10. Facebook is a powerful institution, you may not be online, but somehow you are, you are always online, it is as if Facebook hasn’t given you a choice.