Catfish

Back on the topic that we were talking about in class, with teens and people having it easy now to communicate with each other. I remember that there is a show called “Catfish” on MTV, where people meet online and then begin dating even though they have never met in real life. The only thing they know about each other is what they tell each other and what they see online. Once they get on the show they helped them meet. Sometimes it’s the person they have been talking to this whole time, and sometimes it’s a completely different person who was just conning them or just leading them on. But there are cases where it’s a different person but they had good intentions, like wanting a friend, wanting to talk to somebody, or just wanting them to like them and soon reveal who they are but they still want to be with them regardless. What I’m getting at in this post is that technology has made it so easy for people to fall for what they read and see then what is actually in front of them. Anyone can pass off as the perfect guy or girl online. They can be whoever they want online and in most cases can get away with it. But that is also why there is Skype and other webcam chats like Oovoo. On there, there is no way you can hide who you are unless you just use the instant message. But just goes to show that the internet can be either a safe haven or a trap.