Point / Counterpoint is a platform in which two parties discuss pertinent cultural issues from opposing sides. It’s a real debate, and like any honest fight, there are winners and losers. This is the result:
Ryan:
Listen I’m just going to go ahead and say it, this is not a fair debate. Why don’t you just go ahead and ask a fifth-grader to go toe-to-toe with the heavyweight champion of the world? This is the equivalent of bringing a hemophiliac to a knife fight — things are going to get ugly. Why don’t we just accept the fact that Facebook is better than Google+ and call it a day?
Maria:
We can call it a day when you accept the fact that Facebook is old and lame and that Google+ is the voice of a new generation. Just like Pepsi-cola, Google+ speaks to the hip youth — this ain’t your granddaddy’s social network.
Ryan:
Funny you should use the term social network. Do you know who invented that term? Jesse Eisenberg in the Academy Award-winning blockbuster film The Social Network. If I recall correctly, the movie revolves around Facebook being super sweet and Google+ being totally, totally stupid.
Maria:
Hahahaha. I’m putting you in my “People with Hilarious Opinions” circle over here in the future. Ryan, a new thing means it’s a better thing.
Ryan:
Oh great, I’ll be in a Google+ circle. What is this, some sort of prepaid phone plan? While you’re at it can you put me in the circle of friends who don’t care about Google+? I should have a lot of company there.
Maria:
You’re right, you’re in the company of people like my Great Aunt Polly who uses it to tag photos of her cats. Let me write on your “wall” to tell you how you need to get with the times.
Ryan:
There’s nothing wrong with tagging photos of cats. That’s basically the whole reason the Internet exists in the first place.
Maria:
Google+ lets you choose who sees your cat-related posts. You can target your female content to different audiences: one gets the Lolcats, another gets kittens!
Ryan:
I like to think I live in a world where everyone gets to see the Lolcats and the kittens. People on Google+ are creepers obsessed with secret messages and backdoor shenanigans. I don’t want to be bothered with the minutia of making sure all my circles of friends see my hilarious cat videos — when I’m doing my social media I like to set it and forget it!
Maria:
And where do you look to find those videos? Google. Who brings the hilariously captioned cat photos? Google. Who presents you with the kittens?! Google! Their social media outlet is only the next step; how can you turn your back on them now?
Ryan:
Google does not own the Internet! I should be able to tend to my cat media free from the reach of Google’s meddling hands!
Maria:
You’re living in a fantasy land. If you don’t join the revolution now you will be forever left in the wake of its great expanse.
Ryan:
I have no response to your sneaky logic. This conversation is giving me a headache. I’m going to go watch videos of cats on YouTube. That should help cleanse my pallet.
Maria:
What was this debate about?
Winner: Cats (or Google+)
