Me, as a believer and a doubter

The article, by Farhad Manjoo, is arguing his idea that Facebook is becoming a very large part of people’s daily lives. Farhad points out that more and more people are joining Facebook every day. He compares Facebook to having a cell phone. When almost everyone began carrying a cell phone, there was no reason not to have one unless you were trying to prove a point. Farhad says the same is happening with Facebook. The only reason someone would not have an account with Facebook is because they are trying to prove a point. Farhad says that Facebook is almost essential to social interaction because it helps you to connect with people that may be thousands of miles away.
In the article, Farhad directly pointed out who his intended audience was-people who were not on Facebook-and it came off a little aggressive. It seemed as though Farhad was against Facebook and anyone that had an account with Facebook. Farhad includes opinions about Facebook from people who did not have accounts to further his point since most of the opinions were against Facebook. It seems as though Farhad changes his opinion throughout the article when he begins to describe how he, himself uses Facebook almost every day for social interaction. Not only did Farhad say Facebook was useful for social interaction, but it was useful for work as well. Facebook helped him write this article because it gave him a chance to connect with people that were against joining and got their reasoning as to why they decided not to join.