This past week, we spent a lot of time looking at online dating, and the positives and negatives that goes along with it. The articles provided a lot of insight into the topic of online dating, seeing as I am not very familiar with the subject in the first place. After reading the articles I had come to the conclusion that Online Dating provides a "quick and easy" way to meet people. You are able to scroll through a seemingly endless amount of people at whatever pace you choose. After posting this theory on the discussion board Jennifer Williams provided some insight that I did not think of. She said; "I don't think they are really meaningful relationships. Are relationships supposed to be easy? They take a lot of time and effort. I almost think that online dating is kind of a cop out." After reading this and thinking some more about it I agree. As humans we do have to put in time and effort into relationships. If they were not work, then the divorce rate would not be as high as it is. If you are just scrolling through endless people, how do you know if the person you meet is actually right for you. I know there are success stories with online dating, but I think those numbers are small, compared to the amount of people that use Online Dating. Travis also added to the discussion by saying; "I agree i feel it actually would take more time to get to know someone. There would be a lot more effort and time before they actually meet and for a bond and a relationship. I feel it will take longer to from a strong relationship." I agree with this as well. Going back to Jennifer, I do not necessarily think it is a "cop out". It is a different form of meeting people, that may work for some people.
We then got into the difference between Dating Communities and Online Communities. I had never really considered the difference between the two before reading "Down the Rabbit Hole". Mary brought up a very interesting point when she said; "On the other hand it is still easy to create a different identity or alter yourself online. The first paragraph discusses Alice and how she altered herself to fit into the environment she "fell" into. Much like fitting into the online world and making yourself stick out." This made me think, you are able to change who are you online. I responded by saying; "I agree with your connection between withholding information on a dating site such as a person does not expose themselves fully in initial face to face encounter. What I find to be harmful with dating sites is people can withhold information or apply "cover up" to aspects of their lives that may turn a person off immediately." I find this very true. La Tocha Todd agreed with me by adding; "I think people can become a whole different identity online just to
win someone over. There are no boundaries online as opposed to the real world." I thought this was a great discussion that got started. It raised some questions that were not discussed directly in the article.
My learning this past week has evolved from the first week. It is important to get into these discussions and ask questions. This is the first online class where I have really gotten involved in discussions and asked others in the course about their opinions. This provides a unique learning experience. Everyone does not necessarily agree, but that is a good thing. It is important to look at both sides of an argument to understand the entire argument and form an unbiased opinion. I look forward to beginning my research on my project. I am excited to dive into technologies effect on sports media. How have we gone from reading sports pages to getting twitter updates on a specific game. I believe this will be a great topic to learn about how technology has effected us in our everyday lives regarding sports.
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