The Negative Effects Of Social Media Interaction

Today, socialization that involves real interaction is very rare because people have been reduced to interaction on social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Though there is nothing expressly wrong with technological communication, but over-relying on it can be a problem when it is seen as a substitute for face-to-face interaction. It takes away real life activities and can cause a breakdown in relationships. Constantly connecting through mobile devices is prone to disconnecting people from those physically around us.

Today, people think that when they are texting someone or direct messaging a person that it is the same as a normal conversation that would take place in person. In the article, “Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children,” Jane E. Brody agrees when she writes, “Technology is a poor substitute for personal interaction,” which is a very true statement. One is not fully interacting with a person without face to face interaction. People are lacking these social skills and becoming socially awkward because of isolation and not engaging in face to face contact. People get on their electronic devices for hours at a time and isolate themselves from everything. Not only are people lacking social skills, but they are lacking social bonds. Without the one on one connection and a conversation in person, a bond cannot be created. People are using technology as a poor excuse to not have to take time out of their day to actually create social bonds with people and practice their social skills. Not only that but the lack of social skills not only effects teens and adults but it can be a problem in young children when they are

Social media has become a part of our life, and no one can imagine living without it. Social media has grown a lot over the several years. Young individuals have always thought that social media is a marvelous piece of technology, but they never think about the negative effects of ‘like’ culture, which contributes to conformity and other negative consequences. The article, The Insidious Evils of ‘Like’ Culture, written by Neil Strauss, tells us about to what people can go to get more “likes.”

“Standing in a crowded room and I can’t see your face” (Jess Glynne). Today teens are absorbed in technology and communicating through social media that they rarely have face-to-face interactions. If someone was to walk into a room full of teens this lyric depicts what they would see, people not communicating in person but everyone with their head down looking at their phone. Recent studies have shown that 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media site more than 10 times a day, and more than half of adolescents log on to a social media site more than once a day (O’Keefe). Social media has had a huge affect on social interactions and has changed the style of communicating drastically. Social media has negatively affected teens social interactions and has caused them to overshare information, neglect to form strong relationships, and lessen their interpersonal skills.

There was a time, before technology and social media, when face to face conversation or writing a letter was the only way to get things done. To get together, people would have to plan meetings in advance, and carry through with those plans. To communicate with people who lived a distance away, a letter would have to be written to get the information that far. There was not a way to just send a quick text message, or give a call to cancel plans last minute. People’s relationships were built with strong bonds because of the fact that talking, face to face, was the only way to work problems out. One day, the telephone was invented, and that was when communication became that much more complicated. Being in touch with friends used to be much simpler because people did not feel like they had to sit for hours at a time, trying to pick apart one text message to acquire the meaning behind it.

In the article, Liliana Escobar-Chaves and Craig Anderson focus on how youth are spending more time on social media and how that time spent of social media is causing them to bring negative effects to society. The authors go on to explain how the trends in increased social media use is increasing the health risks of obesity, smoking, drinking, unsafe sex and violence. The authors provide an in-depth look into each health risk and provide multiple facts and research studies to help support their claims. These research studies provide a clear and excellent understanding into how the increase in the use of social media can have a negative effect on the health risks they mentioned in the article.

Social media has started to take over the lives of young and old, but with that comes some negative effects. There was on average 1.32 billion daily users on Facebook in just June of 2017 (Company Info). This is the age of technology, were new websites or apps are being made to make it easier to talk to people. While it might be a good thing that we are now able to talk to someone across the country, or the world, in real time, it is the way that we are talking to people that is alarming. Social media and texting have changed the way younger people interact with others, our social skills, and the way we write in a very negative way.

A majority of teen’s specifically generation Z have grown up with their faces glued to a screen. As a Millennial myself, I have seen first hand how it has affected my generation. Although social media wasn’t present in every aspect of our lives, it still had an effect on the way we grew up. Even now as time goes on it is affecting each generation more and more. Social media can be a great thing for many people. It helps you stay connected with your family and friends efficiently and quickly. Social media may be a great source of entertainment, but it is also time consuming, when is it too much? Many teens would rather stay in their rooms with a screen lighting up their faces than go out with friends, resulting in isolation.

Social media is destroying our ability to communicate with other people in person. This is especially true with the younger generations. More and more kids are becoming involved with social media which is preventing them from actually interacting with their peers as much as they used to. According to a study conducted by Emily Drago at Elton University, all 100 people surveyed owned a smart phone or tablet, 60% of them used the device 4 hours per day, and 18% stated that they use their device 8 hours per day (Drago, 2014). These statistics are astonishing to me. If you are using your cell phone for at least 4 hours per day, that is 4 hours less that you could be communicating in person with others. Looking even further, if you have a 12-hour day on average, that mean

In the previous few decades, technology and the creation of social media sites have taken a great part in the lives of people. The internet particularly began to develop in the early 2000’s into a prominent use within professional companies and personal use. Myspace and Facebook began the launch of early social media sites. Most children growing up in the early 2000’s did not have a prominent engagement in social media. However, times have changed. Technology has snuck its way into nearly every part of people’s lives, including those growing up. But, the internet and social media do not always have beneficial effects. Social media creates lasting problems for teenagers.

A question the online world is wondering still looms over society like a stormcloud. There is an unsuspected lightning bolt coming down on us that is the consequences of our Internet. What teens and kids are not thinking is that the Internet seems to be hurting us from the inside out, hurting our health, our schooling, and our connections with friends and family. Who are the role models of the Internet, if there are any?

Used by the majority of Americans, social media has become a prominent source of entertainment, education, and communication. Social media is consistently at the fingertips of the average American, however, with this much exposure it has been shown to display negative effects, including of mental illness, addiction, low self-esteem and an outlet for bullying. Eventually, this can result in the downfall of social media

There is no doubt that social media has greatly impacted our society. Though, it is questionable whether that impact has been helpful or harmful. Social media can be useful, though it has been proven to cause self-centeredness, loneliness, and sadness. Also, the rise of social media lead to the invention of cyberbullying, and using social media can be risky. This topic is important because if society continues to overlook these factors, the results could be disastrous.

Being a student, I think the penetration rate about the social media for me is almost 100 percent. At least me and my friends use it every day. We probably used it for translator the words or chat with others. Even more we use it for fun. Everyone use social media. Undisputed, social media is another way for us to keep communicate with each other. However, it could bring the negative and the positive effects. According to my personal experience, I think the negative effects on social media is much more than the positive effects.

Games aren 't only distracting, but people get addicted to them. High schoolers have parents around which sometimes helps with them not playing too much, however when kids that are obsessed with games go off to college or whatever there isn’t anyone there to tell them to start and they just play all day. This can also affect the people around someone addicted to video games. Screens draw attention, so if someone is constantly playing video games this distracts others and they may end up watching for long periods of time. Video games are fun, but they are too addicting and distract others.