New technology caused cosmopolitanism to come back to life because it has helped promote social change. Social media plays a role in Appiah’s vision of cosmopolitanism because sites such as Twitter and Facebook are used by people for the sole purpose of sharing personal opinions on trending topics. It strengthens Appiah’s idea because people become aware of the most popular issues around the world, the downfall to social networking is that having a conversation through computer screens causes people to view issues through “imaginative engagement” lenses. The person may not fully understand the problem due to the fact they may not have experienced or exposed to it personally so they have to take another individual’s word for it. Another drawback
