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Professor Sherry Turkle's Use Of Social Media

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Professor Sherry Turkle has studied hundreds of teens on their use of social media. But how bad is it really effecting them in real life. Teens today are believed to spend too much time online. Spending hours and hours every day on social media. this time they spend on social media prevents people from knowing others. These kids have made more reasons to be on social media so they dont have to speak directly to the person. The world as a whole is almost all using social media now. Its affected so many in a negative way. Heres why. Professor Sherry Turkle argues, in her book, "Many young people said online relationships are easier than face to face relationships." Some young people have said that they didnt like talking on the phone to people because it takes to much time. Others say it makes it easy to give to much information. Theres are a few good even great reasons for social media, buisnesses can get there name out there, organizations can form,upon many other things. But theres still more bad then what could be thought. …show more content…

Men tricking boys and girls into thinking that they are someone else much younger or older and asking to meet and, "hook up". There are women online that do the same. Not all of them want to hurt someone but to still have a profile thats not really you just to pretend to be popular or cool shouldnt be done. there are people out there who are great people if they would interact with a real human then they could see what not only the other person has to offer but what they have to offer as

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