What is the first thing we do when we get on our smart phone? Check Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It is amazing how society stays connected today. With the technology we have, social networking has reached new heights in popularity and usefulness. The applications to social media are endless; from sharing pictures, songs, microblogging, and online dating, there is something in it for everyone. With the endless possibilities of social media, people can use it as a wonderful thing or abuse it to become a bad thing. With great power comes great responsibility, and social media is no exception to the rule. Social media can have a negative impact on society for several reasons. One of the first and main issues is privacy. People put so much …show more content…
Having thousands of friends on Facebook or dating sites, we use so much time trying to build friendships on the sites with people we barley know, taking away from the real friends we have. These mediocre online friendships change our social skills in the real world. Sitting in front of a computer developing friendships leads to many fake friends. Ellen Lee points out in Social Sites are Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing, that this double life takes its toll and eventually leads to “social networking fatigue” (152). The number of interactions with coworkers and other people is not the same online as in real life. People build a false since of security on social media because they never have to be self-conscious. Another huge and overlooked problem is cyber-bullying. Many young people are targeted by predators that gain their trust and then destroy them in front of their peers. These false relationships can go on for years. In Ellen McCarthy’s Oh, What a Tangled Online Dating Web We Weave, she shows that eight out of ten people lie somewhere in their profile (156). So when this façade eventually crumbles, deep emotional wounds can be formed. For the victim, this predator could have been anywhere from a father or mother figure, a best friend, or even their love. These scars can take years to recover from and could even lead to many mental illnesses including chronic depression. …show more content…
Social media is a tool used to help with communications in everyday life. With the help of Facebook people can reunite with old classmates or lost relatives. Grandparents can log on and see pictures of their grandkids effortlessly and freely. For people with family overseas, Skype lets them talk face to face instantly, redefining long distance communications. Breaking News is becoming more readily available than ever before. With CNN updating the top story on Facebook and Twitter, it is hard not to know what is going on with the outside world. During times of disasters news teams tweet the latest information on Twitter because it is the fastest way for people to know what is going on. When people are in the middle of a hurricane or tornado, these crucial seconds can be the difference in life and
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Social media is so popular that according to a recent article published by forbes.com, “72% of American adults are currently using social media sites; that figure has gone up 800% in just 8 years”(Olenski). Social networking was originally created to simply reconnect people with old high school pals, but in recent years it has evolved into a completely different operation. When social media first originated it was also intended for adult usage, which has in recent years expanded into the usage of all ages. Social media can create a negative affect on lives because it has been proven to be a dangerous addiction, for it takes away interpersonal relationships that are essential in life, and it has been proven to prevent people from being productive in life.
Social media has nothing but negative effects on people’s minds. Social networking can become very addicting and people can get wrapped up in the drama and excitement of the cyber world. It would only improve our society today if social media never existed to our knowledge. Our society today feels so connected with social media that it interferes with our lives making every task even harder with the temptations.
“Social media, a web-based and mobile technology, has turned communication into a social dialogue, and dominates the younger generation and their culture. As of 2010, Generation Y now outnumbers Baby Boomers, and 96% of Gen Y has joined a social network” (Qualman 1). Social media now accounts for the number one use of the Internet, and this percentage is rising bigger every day (Qualman). As a consequence, people are becoming more reliant on social media, which has a led to a number of advantageous as well as unfavorable effects. The world is more connected today than it has ever been in the past, and this is all because of growth in technology. What has yet to be determined though
Nowadays, social media is growing very rapidly throughout the whole world. Social media has changed the way that we communicate with others through using these common social networking sites like Face book, Twitter, and Instagram…For that, social media has positively and negatively impacted our life.