The Negative Effects Of Social Media

In Stephen Marche’s article, Facebook is a reason people are becoming move lonely and standard. The relationship between technology and loneliness is strong. According to the article people who spend their time on devices and social network sights are finding themselves lacking in the ability to communicate in person. One effect that is brought up throughout the article is loneliness, in which is made the more often one drowns themselves in social media. Facebook in particular, is the

Social media has connected us in unimaginable ways, and introduced us to a world much larger than our humble backyards. Nowadays, nearly everyone has a Facebook, an Instagram, or a Twitter account. Grandparents, teenagers, children, and even some pets are a part of one social network or another. While websites like Facebook are great for sharing pictures, stories, and interests, but they are also capable of raising awareness about important issues that may have been overlooked. Recently, the overuse of Facebook was thought to promote negative psychology well-being, including depression and loneliness. It 's safe to say that the world has become hopelessly addicted to social media. Plenty of people can 't make it through the day or in extreme cases a few hours without popping on their computers or scrolling through their smart phones to check the newsfeed on Facebook. As Stephen Marche says in his article, "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?”, Facebook makes us miserable and lonely. In fact, even though there is evidence showing that we 're more detached or lonely than ever because given Facebook is about social relationships; however, the site also offers an extraordinary number of ways to connect with others. This is just a taste of what Facebook can do, and with a huge number of people utilizing them, its possibilities are only growing. Facebook does not replace real human relationship or create loneliness, but it does not exterminate it either. It all depends on ones usage.

Social Networking has paid its tribute to the loneliness in human lives. Media users use a variation of technology that distance people from communication with others. Technology has changed everyday lives and has prohibited people from having friendships and relationships. The connection between social networks and loneliness is a crucial problem that many humans deal with every day. Because of the amounts of social networking that has been developed, progressed and modified; many humans would rather spend time on their phones and laptops then having a face to face conversation with a human being. Since people get bored of day to day life, some usually switch over to texting friends out of boredom or playing games. Shimi Cohen made this presentation for the many social media users

The Internet allows people to learn and help them obtain a better understanding of what they want to be in life as well as how to achieve it. Social media thus allows young people to freely express themselves to their peers and take part in organized

Social media can play a key factor in the eventual loneliness of users, as the pressure to constantly check it is sometimes unbearable, leading them to become attached and even addicted to social platforms. The main reason that social media is causing loneliness is because real social skills take a hit as a result of simply being able to talk behind a screen without conversing face-to-face (Siegle). When an individual becomes accustomed to being behind a screen and communicating online, they lose aspects of sociability. Being social online becomes second nature to many, and they lack physical interactive skills when it comes to social situations due to that reliance on technology. Nowadays, millions and millions of people have an account on at least one social media platform, and for some, this ends up being the only medium through which they

It also provides an opportunity for teens to connect with others who share a similar interest (Ito, 2008). Social media sites can provide a place for adolescents to share their interests in art, music, games and blogs with others (Clark-Pearson, O’Keeffe, 2011).

Technology throughout the years has become more advance and has allowed for people around the world to stay connected, but has technology really made it possible for society to interact with one another? With the use of technology, staying in touch with friends and family is easy. There are numerous social media apps, such as, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram that allow for such easy communication, however, the use of these apps to “stay connected” is having the opposite effect and is leading to people feeling alone. Technology has made people feel more alone by causing students to feel depressed or burned out from school, sleep deprivation, can lead to risks such as death or guilt, and causing those who use technology to miss out on events and social gatherings.

The Internet has evolved how humans have exactly interacted with each other. In past history, people always struggled with communication. E-mails weren’t exactly the norm. They had to navigate mail by hand with inferior mobilization, such as horse-riding. Paul Revere, a U.S. patriot best known for his participation in the Lexington and Concord battles, engaged in the “Midnight Ride.” He navigated throughout Massachusetts all in one night during April 1775, at the peak of the Revolutionary War, warning the Americans that the British were coming (The Paul Revere House). There was no telegram at the time. There was no e-mail. There certainly weren’t social media platforms -- not until today.

Society has come a long way with technology over the last few decades. Social media has become one of the most widely used technological advancements. Teenagers and young adults have become so dependent on social media, that many studies have shown an increase in feelings of loneliness, isolation, depression and anxiety, causing them to lack the knowledge and experience to function successfully in social situations.

Some children are losing their ability to socialize with others, because of how much time they spend on technology. “Children can averagely spend six hours each day watching television or playing their video game because of its entertainment” (Sawyer, 2010). Some of them are so addicted that they do not want to communicate to others. “According to the identical survey stated by A.C. Nielson Company parents spend only three and a half minutes per week having momentous conversations with their kids” (Herr, 2007). Besides, there are some other kinds of children, social network children, which use the technology differently from the group stated above. The social network children are the children that rely their life on their social device such as cell phone and computer. They are always in need of the device that they could use it to socialize to their social friends. Social friends are included the realistic friends that they actually meet in their real life and others that just met by social network program. From my personal experiences, more than 90 percent of my friends are accessing to the social network site: Facebook, Twitter, My Space, Youtube, and Tumblr. In the social network site, it is so easy to communicate or contact with new people. The only main point of social site is that we can have our space to share our personal text

Social media is used on a daily basis to keep people connected from all over the world. Even though many people feel like they’re connected when they use too much social media, others feel like they’re socially isolated. Brian Primack is the director of the Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Him and his colleagues surveyed 1,787 adults in America ranging from ages 19 to 32 and asked them about their usage of 11 social media platforms outside of work. They also asked the participants questions such as how often they felt left out. The results of the survey revealed that the users who spent the most time on social media- more than two hours a day- had twice the odds of perceived social isolation than those who said they spent a half hour per day or less on those sites. Users who visited social media platforms most frequently- 58 or more times per week- had more than three times the odds of perceived social isolation than those who visited fewer than nine times per week. The study also showed that out of all the social media platforms, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram were the ones mostly associated with social isolation (Hobson).

Humans have been creating technology since before 10,000 b.c., beginning with stone tools and weapons, then advancing as time progressed. The introduction of the internet in the 1980’s eventually proved to be present in people’s daily lives, connecting millions of people online. Roughly 37% of the world population uses social media sites on a regular basis, allowing them to communicate instantaneously, while simultaneously making people feel more alone. The use of technology as a means of communication is detrimental to a person’s wellness, as it can cause a myriad of physical and emotional ailments, which in conjunction make a person more lonely in a social setting.

Even though social media allows social interactions between family and friends most believe that it should keep them from feeling depressed. Without thinking about this American dream, they paint for families and friends, think realistically most families are waiting for you to mess up or fail in life and being associated with you on social media is just a way for them to keep up with you. Social media has been becoming more useful; it's been changing a lot of families in a very negative way (Medrano 1). This proves that since social media had been made into a big deal today its ruining almost everything and everyone that is associated with it. Even though it can be used to keep in touch it’s terrible because it causes stress on people by making them believe everything they post must be perfect or their family member will talk badly about them. It also keeps competition between friends and that just ruin their relationship maybe even be the cause of those friends never talking again. Watching other family member and friend’s social media account can make someone feel less of person or make them feel like they didn’t accomplish enough because the other is posting so much successful stuff. Following those family and friends on social media brings nothing but headaches and depression.

Are you addicted to social media or technology? Recently in class we have discussed the technological advancement and social media usage impacting us in our society in both a positive and negative way. Teens in this generation who spend an average amount on their screen activates are more likely to be unhappy, have mental health issues, and less critical thinking skills.

Since the introduction of the first social media platform the number one question that many scholars, researchers, and even journalist have wondered and still wonder as people evolve alongside technology, is whether social media is the ultimate tool in bringing the world closer together. The general consensus between those who worry about human behavior is that, those who are born after the 1980s up to the 2000s or as they are called, the millennials, have the means necessary to connect in a global scale, yet they are in fact some of the most isolated individuals to date, and what many are finding is that social media is at the epicenter of this issue. The reasons given to what has led the increase loneliness in people are that social