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Week 4 - Community Connections

What is a community, what is a connection, and how are they related?

 
1.     A community, to me, is a group of people. For example, people who live in the same area, or go to the same school. A connection, is when at least two people meet and find out that they have similar interests and thus form a bond. These communities usually use connections (typically social media) to meet like-minded individuals and thus creating friendships. 


In other words, a community is the physical group of people, while a connection is the metaphorical bond that binds the community together. Connections are usually made in public settings, but now more connections are made through long-distance thanks to social media. Where there is a wider platform that stretches all over the globe and thus creating a wider community and, in turn, more connections.

An example would be when I went to school in Whittier, California for a couple years. I was part of the Whittier College community and had a number of good friends. We initially bonded over our similar classes and dorm building, but we grew closer thanks to our similar interests, such as video games and YouTube. However, when I moved back home I was sad that I had to leave my friends behind (they all lived on the mainland) I managed to still hold connections with them thanks to Facebook. To this day, even though we live in different states and don't get to see each other as much as we used to I am still able to hold a connection with them thanks to social media.


If you decided to create an online community to connect what would happen?

 
For one thing, it will be very easy to create an online community through social media. People all over the world use social media on a daily basis that more people are making more connections with people without ever having to meet face-to-face. However, the more people you meet the more you open yourself to people who have malicious intent. While there are people who are nice on the internet, it is also good to be wary of the bad people of the internet, and to always be careful about who you talk to and what you share on social media.

In other words, you will be able to meet more people who have similar interests as you and thus, make it easier to create friendships with people on the internet. Especially on a platform as big as social media. However, there are people who will take advantage of the unsuspecting people of the internet. For example, catfish, people who pretend to be someone they are not on social media. Most of the times these are done on dating sites in order for people to match with the partners that they are attracted to they spruce up their appearance to make them more attractive. 

An example would be, my friend getting catfished in high school. She was talking to this guy that she met through mutual friends on Facebook and she thought he was pretty cute. Unfortunately, her first mistake was setting up a date with him through Facebook, the second mistake was giving her phone number to the guy because he claimed it would be "easier for him to talk to her." She met up with the guy but unfortunately he was not the same guy from his profile picture. Needless to say she left early, but the guy kept texting her non-stop for a couple days afterwards. She blocked his number and on Facebook and never heard from him again. This could have gone way worse and while it could have been avoided I am glad that that person never outwardly did anything to my friend. 



The purpose of the assignment is to better understand why communities and connections are essential. Not only do we need it for human interactions, but also for support from other people who share your interests. 

The key question at the heart of the assignment is what kind of community would you want to be/are you a part of? 

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  1. Victoria DeJournettSeptember 20, 2021 at 5:24 PM

    Your statement had significance when you said "The purpose of the assignment is to better understand why communities and connections are essential. Not only do we need it for human interactions, but also for support from other people who share your interests. " You show significance by staying on topic and providing a statement that makes sense with everything else you mentioned.

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  2. PageSeptember 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

    Your statement on what a community and connection is and how they relate (in depth statement) had depth. I was able to understand in a more relatable sense on what those things are and how they can relate to my daily life.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2021 at 6:05 PM

    Your statement had significance when you said, " A community, to me, is a group of people. For example, people who live in the same area, or go to the same school. A connection, is when at least two people meet and find out that they have similar interests and thus form a bond. These communities usually use connections (typically social media) to meet like-minded individuals and thus creating friendships." You made it easy to understand and tied in the significance of social media, Great Job!

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  4. ShanadyLSeptember 26, 2021 at 9:14 PM

    Your statement had significance when you said "In other words, a community is the physical group of people, while a connection is the metaphorical bond that binds the community together. Connections are usually made in public settings, but now more connections are made through long-distance thanks to social media. Where there is a wider platform that stretches all over the globe and thus creating a wider community and, in turn, more connections." It only focused on the important aspects and was very understandable.

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  5. Jenn's BlogOctober 23, 2021 at 3:55 PM

    Your statement " The purpose of the assignment is to better understand why communities and connections are essential. Not only do we need it for human interactions, but also for support from other people who share your interests. " is clear and helps to understand the importance of creating community connections. Good blog!

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