Diferent Ways Social Media Affects People At the present time, social media advances and the growth of its use have caused on many occasions that this so-called technology has negative effects on the way people relate to others. Although it is true that the use of this technology helps people to be in contact with those who are far away, we can also say that relying too much on technology can become a problem in your life because you may isolate yourself and you will not experiment other forms of socialization. Social platforms like Facebook and Twitter among others bring advantages for people like helping them to be in contact with acquaintances, but at the same time they have a negative effect on their behavior because they rely on the
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The growing trend of social media has affected not only young people, but it also reached the older generations causing that many of them forget the importance of having interpersonal relationships and face to face communication. Although it is true that social media helps us to keep in touch with family and friends that are found elsewhere in the world, it is also true that the excess in the use of social media creates difficulties creating social relationships among the persons we have around. When people overuse social media, it can take control of their lives. Consequently, we can see how individuals changed their way they behave in an effort to find the same acceptance that they have on social platforms. While it is true that social media is to blame for the lack interpersonal interactions we cannot forget that family and teacher are also part of the cause of the increase in the use of it. For instance, parents do not manage the time their kids spend on their devices giving them a free pass to spend time on it. At schools, the use of technology has also increased at a rapid pace and with it the advantages and disadvantages that come with it. Technology is a very important tool for innovation and learning, but people need to be aware that they need to control the amount of time they are “online” and the time we spend creating interpersonal relationships that will last, increment the quality of communication used on them. Furthermore, as a society, we need to teach future generations the benefits that a one on one communication has, and the ways it helps us to become more aware
The growing trend of social media has affected not only young people, but it also reached the older generations causing that many of them forget the importance of having interpersonal relationships and face to face communication. Although it is true that social media helps us to keep in touch with family and friends that are found elsewhere in the world, it is also true that the excess in the use of social media creates difficulties creating social relationships among the persons we have around. When people overuse social media, it can take control of their lives. Consequently, we can see how individuals changed their way they behave in an effort to find the same acceptance that they have on social platforms. While it is true that social media is to blame for the lack interpersonal interactions we cannot forget that family and teacher are also part of the cause of the increase in the use of it. For instance, parents do not manage the time their kids spend on their devices giving them a free pass to spend time on it. At schools, the use of technology has also increased at a rapid pace and with it the advantages and disadvantages that come with it. Technology is a very important tool for innovation and learning, but people need to be aware that they need to control the amount of time they are “online” and the time we spend creating interpersonal relationships that will last, increment the quality of communication used on them. Furthermore, as a society, we need to teach future generations the benefits that a one on one communication has, and the ways it helps us to become more aware