The Importance Of Social Networking And Solitude

Social Networking and Solitude; Which Practice Should Society Consider the Most? It will only be right to redress the merits and demerits of having social media in our society; social networking wouldn’t have been practiced if people knew, before its making, that it will result in a negative aftermath. Society over emphasizes on the negative impact social networking is having on people and less acknowledges its positive influence on many. Thus, strongly connecting people from around the globe. Social media is not important to every single person in the universe but it is a major communication platform for the entire globe, and this notion cannot be ignored. In the article “Social Medias Small Positive Role in Human Relationships”, Zeynep

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Deresiewicz uses emphatic tone and disclosure of bigoted reasoning to hold social media accountable for belittling the essence of Solitude, however, Tufekci defends the effectiveness of social media in creating constant connections between people, and also considers an opposer’s view on how social networking can negatively influence people 's privacy and behavior. Tufekci contends that the state of being lonely is not about the effect of social media but rather how we are being disconnected from each other due to our busy lives. She elaborates on the merits of social media towards keeping people together. “Social media 's rapid rise is a loud, desperate, emerging attempt by people everywhere to connect with *each other* in the face of all the obstacles that modernity imposes on our lives” (Tufekci 2). She claims that social networking has made it possible for people to effectively interact with relatives and peers during busy schedules. Office workers and college students with excessive workload could now resort to social media features like video calling to share quality time with family and peers.

The practice of having face-to-face conversations does not work for everyone. “One

For example, an introvert and a shy person would find social networking much comfortable to use. Lack of such awareness, causes many to hold it against social media lovers and tag them as antisocial. Tufekci therefore supports the motion that social media platforms are very essential and their use should be encouraged. Tufekci, in her work of literature, uses past perfect tenses (I have), less sophisticated and precise words, to address a simple idea which the audience can easily relate to. She implements precise ideas in her style of writing. “All data I 've seen say that people who use social media are either also more social offline; or that they … keep in touch with people they otherwise could not; or that many people find fellows, peers and like-minded individuals they otherwise could not find (Tufekci 3)”. Tufekci makes it clear that throughout her research she only discovers that social media is helping people to interact more than before. She also finds out that, people can now easily build cordial relationships with people they share common interests with. She uses past perfect tenses (I have), less sophisticated and precise words, to address a simple idea