The article “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche is informative and insightful because the author uses findings of various studies and real-life insights to portray how loneliness and social networking are confounded. Their correlation and confoundedness comprise the theme of this article. He uses the instances to make the readers realize that our connections might have become vast, but most of them are ostensible. The lonelier people get in real time, the more they log on to social networking websites in search of somebody to talk to. As this process goes on, eventually there comes a day when one waits to be online more eagerly than he waits to spend some quality time with his family.
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However, as the article progresses, he attempts to argue the other way around that we, ourselves, are drifting away in pursuit of isolation and illusion of intimacy. One of the strong arguments is “Casting technology as some vague, impersonal spirit of history forcing our actions is a weak excuse.” Technology progresses with a purpose of making improvements in our lives. It largely depends on the individuals what they make of it. An erudite example in the article that supports this statement is that you can either use the social media to organize a football match, or turn to social media instead of playing football. The way the author has put forth a great insight using such an ordinary case is admirable.
Besides the technological aspect, “significantly higher levels of family loneliness” according to the Australian study referred to in the article is also a compelling argument as it is corresponds to today’s lifestyle. With our lifestyles becoming busier, we often forget to spend some quality time with our loved ones. Humans are emotional beings. If the sense of belongingness lacks from kith and kin, they are likely to seek for someone else to fill the void. Although this is a cogent finding, yet it lacks statistical
In the introduction his article, the author …show more content…
However, as the article progresses, he attempts to argue the other way around that we, ourselves, are drifting away in pursuit of isolation and illusion of intimacy. One of the strong arguments is “Casting technology as some vague, impersonal spirit of history forcing our actions is a weak excuse.” Technology progresses with a purpose of making improvements in our lives. It largely depends on the individuals what they make of it. An erudite example in the article that supports this statement is that you can either use the social media to organize a football match, or turn to social media instead of playing football. The way the author has put forth a great insight using such an ordinary case is admirable.
Besides the technological aspect, “significantly higher levels of family loneliness” according to the Australian study referred to in the article is also a compelling argument as it is corresponds to today’s lifestyle. With our lifestyles becoming busier, we often forget to spend some quality time with our loved ones. Humans are emotional beings. If the sense of belongingness lacks from kith and kin, they are likely to seek for someone else to fill the void. Although this is a cogent finding, yet it lacks statistical