"Web Means the End of Forgetting"

"Web Means the End of Forgetting" published in the New York Times by Jeffrey Rosen brings to light a problem of the modern age. The author utilizes ethos, logos, and pathos to make his argument stronger and more relevant to today's society. He states in the article that a Facebook user creates about 70 pieces of content monthly. With this statistic, Rosen made me more interested due to the fact that I use Facebook daily, and thus making me a statistic. Through his use of logos, the statistics were able to help strengthen his point that the web does not forget. For example, 75% of U.S. job recruiters look at Facebook pages in the course of hiring someone. 70% of these recruiters have rejected job candidates due to the material on their social networks. Although this seems like a violation of the first amendment, in my opinion it is not. If you can post something on Facebook with the intentions of your friends seeing it, then your employer has the right to see it as well. What you post on a social network can give a person an insight in the type of person you are and how you act on a daily basis. Many people do not realize what they post can be quite deadly to their future. Many kids I know willingly post pictures of themselves drinking underage, or post statuses such as "let's get faded tonight". Although, some kids may think this is cool frankly it isn't. Posting things like this can ruin your life since once something is on the internet it cannot be taken back. The story about the teacher whose degree was taken away from her really pulls my heartstring, but then yet again I think of how she could have approached the situation differently and then don't feel so bad. The credible sources used in this article only support the fact that the internet is unforgivable. Rosen took advantage of ethos, logos, and pathos and made this a successful article that was interesting and hit close to home for many of its' readers.