When Will MySpace Fall?
MySpace has been the “thing” to do for the past few years. To most teenagers, it’s a novelty and an exciting new venture to “own” a small piece of the internet. Millions and millions of teens have signed up to join the MySpace fad in the past few years. MySpace was created to be a place for people to reunite with their old friends from years past and to meet new friends, but it has taken a turn for the worse. Just as YouTube has turned into a festival of the idiots, MySpace has degraded greatly in quality over the years as tons of people join together and show off their pages, which remind me of the animated .gif phase with .midi files playing on the page. MySpace is essentially what AOL was: a haven for “scr1pt k1ddiez” and a bunch of teenagers who think they are cool because they can omit many letters and all punctuation from their sentences. “y cant u type write” “r u dum” — these are just a few examples of what you may see in comments on MySpace. There is also a growing problem in our nation with indecency. The cause, you may ask? Rap music and the artists that are spreading its atrocities. Now, not all rap music is bad. Some is constructive, but I am referring to the rap music that is morally and ethically degrading. The rap music that will only refer to women and “bitches” and “whores”. It’s the rap music that is degrading the nation’s youth today. We need to stand out against this “gangster” revolution. We need to put an end to the sloppy clothing, the nasty slang words, and the horrible message that these “artists” are sending to the youth (and yes, I realize that I am part of the youth, but I am proud to not be a part of the “gangster” movement). …sorry about the rant. Back on topic.
Today, I closed my MySpace account. The only reason I kept it running was to unite with friends, but when it turned out that I was never united any more by MySpace, I decided to cancel my account.
My question is: When will MySpace fall? When will people realize that MySpace is full of this junk? I estimate that it will take a few years and that MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube will fall. Something else will come along. I sure hope that whatever is next turns out better.
August 12th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Do you think this is the systemic problem or the result of a root problem? I offer that it is the result of a deeper issue that we have lost our focus on what is most important.