In 140 characters people can share their opinion on anything they want thanks to Twitter. They can share their life, what they are doing, who they are with, who's their friend and who isn't... There are many social networks through which we can express ourselves.
However, what happens when all your life is exposed? When everyone feels free to give their thoughts about you away on the Internet? Imagine they're interested in you, they want to know everything and even more about your life, they make speculations on your actions and analize your every move. It would be extremely bothering, right? Well, at least that's how I see it. Regardless of how unfamiliar this may seem to most of us, that's what fame is about nowadays.
More than ever, famous people are followed and stalked not only by paparazzi, but also by their fans. More over, the total freedom of the Internet and social networks creates a bigger exposure to every kind of opinion, both good and bad. From the safety of our their homes, some people feel untouchable and powerful on the Internet and they forget one thing that is baseic to every human being: respect. In my opinion, the fact that someone is on the spotlight and their life may be the centre of the public eye doesn't give us the right to disrespect them whether it's stalking them lika a crazed fanatic (I'm talking about extreme cases, of course) or criticizing their person and actions without taking into account how bad it must feel. After all we are all humans, we're the same, and that means famous people can be as hurt by unnecessary hate as anyone else. That is wrong and not only if it happens to famous people but everybody.
Of course, on the other hand, social networks have become a major boost to a lot of celebrities. They can be closer to their fans and have more interaction with them.
As a conclusion, I think that social networks are helpful for famous people to connect with their fans, but they're also a great source of problems. Too many people take the Internet as a lawless territory where anything is allowed but, as humans, I think that we shouldn't forget to respect one another so easily.
Here's a video of Jimmy Kimmel's TV talk show that I think sums it up!
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