Facebook is having a significant impact on our everyday lives. People are finding more worth in social media. It seems as though more and more people are getting involved and are becoming more familiar with the online world. People today seem to be more in-tune with cyberspace rather than reality. What are they doing with their time? What are they trying to achieve? Continually searching for something worth their while, people will come to realize sooner or later they cannot find happiness from social networks. There is a variety of pros and cons that come along with social networking, but we are noticing with the help of researchers the negative effects are beginning to outweigh the positive ones. There are many articles and researches on
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Terrel Harris believes networking is leading to the decline of intimate meaningful friendships. In “3 Ways Social Media Is Killing Friendships” Harris says, “Instead of reaching out to people directly, we’ll throw details about our lives on our time-lines and expect everyone in our social media universe to see it.” Creating the idea that people depend on social media to update other people on what they are doing and on the events they are involved in. Consequently, people lose the need to connect intimately with someone on the phone or even in person. People are choosing to check social media opposed to picking up the phone and making a personal call to a friend or arranging any kind of get together. Then again it’s effortless to drift off and wonder on to social media, but it can cause a person to find themselves feeling lonely. However, Stephen Marche the author of “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely” says in her essay that “loneliness is slippery”(696). When Marche said this he is stating loneliness to be a complex state to define or diagnose. To elaborate on the way people reach a state of …show more content…
Social networking should be used as a tool to better an individuals life. If people are searching for help on how to cite their essays or for directions to get to the nearest pizza place, for all means, go for it. However, people should try to stay off social networking, and focus on the things and people they love. No one should ever be afraid to reach out to someone they miss; they should also encourage people all around to make an effort to be that good friend everyone needs. The world is missing genuine friendships; get out and spend quality time with loved ones. Then when everything is all said and done, remember there is no need post it
Terrel Harris believes networking is leading to the decline of intimate meaningful friendships. In “3 Ways Social Media Is Killing Friendships” Harris says, “Instead of reaching out to people directly, we’ll throw details about our lives on our time-lines and expect everyone in our social media universe to see it.” Creating the idea that people depend on social media to update other people on what they are doing and on the events they are involved in. Consequently, people lose the need to connect intimately with someone on the phone or even in person. People are choosing to check social media opposed to picking up the phone and making a personal call to a friend or arranging any kind of get together. Then again it’s effortless to drift off and wonder on to social media, but it can cause a person to find themselves feeling lonely. However, Stephen Marche the author of “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely” says in her essay that “loneliness is slippery”(696). When Marche said this he is stating loneliness to be a complex state to define or diagnose. To elaborate on the way people reach a state of …show more content…
Social networking should be used as a tool to better an individuals life. If people are searching for help on how to cite their essays or for directions to get to the nearest pizza place, for all means, go for it. However, people should try to stay off social networking, and focus on the things and people they love. No one should ever be afraid to reach out to someone they miss; they should also encourage people all around to make an effort to be that good friend everyone needs. The world is missing genuine friendships; get out and spend quality time with loved ones. Then when everything is all said and done, remember there is no need post it