Use Of Technology And Social Media

Is Technology Killing our Friendship by Lauren Tarshis I will be saying yes, because 1 in 4 teens are online constantly use social media. Using social media constantly can have a big impact with your friends in the real world. They are so busy online that it leaves little time for real world relationships

Social media has guided us to believe that we need to be connected to others. “…the social media revolution has not made us feel more connected, less lonely, or replete with friends” (Barna Group). Social media has input certain beliefs into the minds of people while also taking away that time that could be spent with friends and family. Social media has allowed people to put on fronts and believe that these are the only means of communication.

Humans are social creatures who need and want to communicate with one another, and technology helps fulfill that need. Although technology, specifically texting and social media, has risen question to whether technology is killing our friendships. Though many believe that technology is tearing our friendships apart, it is actually strengthening them and keeping us closer together than ever before. Through technology, people have the power to stay in touch with friends all over the world, create new friendships with people who share similar interests, and feel closer to the friends we already have.

Our society has evolved very much over time. The technology, has impacted it greatly. With technology in our lives, we find ourselves ‘glued’ to our electronics. Now, the question is, what does social media provide us? In Wu’s article, he states, “The devices we use change the way we live much faster than any contest among genes.” Meaning, we rely on these devices to make us happy, and resort to them when we are bored. Similarly, in Castells article, he says, “Media often report that intense use of the Internet increases the risk of isolation, alienation, and withdrawal from society.” However, the article also says that social media has actually “increased sociability, civic engagement, and the intensity of family and friendship relationships, in all cultures.” Answering the question, we actually get something out of using social media. We are allowed to communicate with

However, like genetics, it also has many negatives. Technology does improve the world’s ability to communicate quickly and easily, but it also separates people socially. Social media and smartphones for example, have dramatically reduced human interaction. Everyone would rather communicate online than in the real world. According to Pew Research Center, “Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) now report that they are Facebook users, and roughly three-quarters of those users access Facebook on a daily basis” (Smith and Anderson 1). This a huge portion the the American population that is using Facebook alone. There are many other social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest that attract even more users. The more people use these services, the less they interact with others in person. Aldous Huxley once said, “Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards” (Huxley 1). Before the technology that exists today, people were unable to communicate with others that weren’t in their area. Now, people tend to communicate with those around them less. As technology continues to improve, this situation will only become worse. Preventative action must be taken to prevent this from destroying human

Social media hinders individuals in a very destructive. It leads to addiction and isolation within a society. In my opinion, it is a way to portray ourselves different in order to be seen in a new light or identity. It is a need for acceptance. Thus, it is not aiding us in reaching the good life; it is just building up a façade. We need personal interaction to find and embrace strong relationships. In my view, Relationships are a source of fulfillment in our life. We are able to share experiences that could not be otherwise share through a screen. Consequently, a good life cannot be reach if social media hinders us in our everyday

Tweet! Ding! Teens’ phones flood with notifications, messages, and updates from social media. Technology has started to consume a lot of people's time, and they are starting to spend more time with technology than with other people. Many younger generations are also starting to catch onto this trend. People are worried that technology is driving the future into the wrong direction. However, I believe that technology affects friendships in a positive way because people can stay in touch, become closer to friends they already have, and make new friends online.

The is no doubt that social media changed our way of socializing but is this change for good? Fowler and Baughman in their articles talk about social media and its effects on our society. Baughman in his article “growing old in the digital age: an exercise in egotism” argues that social media ruined our way of celebrating important events such as birthdays. He says that now a day we do not enjoy birthdays, because people no longer do it in the traditional way such as making birthday party and so on. In addition, flower in his article “The Facebook addiction spreads” argues that social media especially Facebook has a huge impact on the students’ life. Although it has many befits on the entertaining side, it wastes the students’ time and by writing this article, he is trying to convince his audience to be responsible. Fowler and Baughman are trying to persuade about the side effect of social networking by applying evidence, personal

I am one of those lucky people who has friends who make life worthwile. My friends live all across the globe because I travel a lot. One of the best think about technological advancements is that it has made communication between friends much more feasible. Facebook, for example, on of the most frequent sites visited by me and most of the other people around the world allows us to make new friends with just a click. I have hundreds of active friends on facebook which in turn fascilitates my social bonding with them. Social media has given a whole new perspective to the term

Now a day is it good to be social? It is better to communicate face to face than to text on your phone. Since the 2000's everyone has started to rely on technology way too much, more than we should be. Even though social media enables people connect all over the world, social media is leading to less face to face communication. Because the use of technology is leading away from communicating and people are becoming addicted to social media and technology. Technology is leading us to be a lot less social than we were.

Does technology really replace friends? Well, I have cousins and friends that have phones and other devices. But before they had devices, we used to go outside and play a game of basketball. Now, they have phones and devices and we hardly ever go outside and play anymore. I believe that technology is killing our friendship and we are replacing friends with devices. How does technology even does friendship any good? We will not see our friends in real life and we spend too much time on our devices.

Technology has also had a great positive effect on our lives, making it easier and more comfortable. True, we cannot follow all the latest technology achievements, but we can make a choice what kind of things might be the most useful in our lives (Glynska, M. 2016). People are able to accomplish greater masses of work, in a lesser amount of time. Messages are able to be sent and received in a timely manner. We are better because of technology, like it or not. Technology has allowed us all to me efficient in ways we did not know would ever existed. The connection opportunities of the social media platforms allows us to deepen our reach and maintain relationships when face to face is not always

Social media does impede on real world friendships and interactions because it takes away from one-on- one emotional experience with close friends which is vital for a happier and healthier life. Social media is ruining true friendships and conversation. Social media takes away from face to face relationships that are so important. Face to face relationships requires commitment, time, and nurturing. Social media sites impede on relationships by threating true friendships.

Technology has shaped our world in a dozen different ways and we see these effects in teenagers of the modern day. Due to this advancement, many have gained access to information and other forms of communication such as social media and we are able to see this through teenagers and young adults of age 12-19. As the years continue to pass by us and the amount of technology increases, we find ourselves with a very decent population of teenagers having some sort of social media profile, ‘75 percent of teenagers in America currently have profiles on social networking sites’ (Huffington Post, 1). As we closely examine the target population, we see ‘14% of teens develop at least one symptom of insomnia’. Could the cause of this be social media and technology? While working on this experiment, we must eliminate ‘hand-bias’ and instead focus on the ‘correlation’ between sleep and technology. In this experiment, we are going to gather two groups: both groups will be in the same age range of 13-19 but instead, one of the groups would not have a social media profile and no technology usage.

Social media also known as electronic media has become ubiquitous for teenagers and has been exponentially increasing. Communication which once was in person or by telephone now can be done online without physical contact or connection. Adolescents spend countless hours of their lives attached to devices with the intent of communicating with others, sharing their daily lives, and acquiring new information, but neglect the other aspects of their lives by spending more time on social communication and social networking sites. The use of electronic media has made teenagers lack the desire getting outside their rooms, eating lunch beside the computer and repeating the schedule often can seriously lead on sedentary life. This sedentary life can affect mind and body. Adolescents who get stuck at sedentary life tend to eat more junky foods. The mind of teenagers escapes curiosities of forcing the body to take more quick calories which usually can be found in fast foods that are not healthy and become worst when the subject lack on movement and exercises. For example, children who spend many hours in the computer felt hungry and usually end up on ordering fast foods or pizzas. Their lifestyle can affect the desire of join in activities with others. Although, sedentary life has its own stages and usually tend to aggravate. Sometime adolescent who face this issue feels frustration among friend due to their inactivity and tend to close more on this sedentary life where they find