Social Media Effects On Communication

A majority of American society is stating that social media has affected the quality of face to communication. I am a part of the majority. I highly disagree with people that say it improves relationships and communication. I have personally observed the negative effects of social media on relationships.

When is the last time you that you have actually printed a picture that you have taken with your phone? A majority of American societies pictures are stored on their phones or computers. The reason they are stored on their phones or computers is Social media. Social media is; websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. There are many different social media platforms available. …show more content…
Second thing I will observe is the effect social media has on their self-esteem. The third observation will be how social media has negatively impacted their academics. The first observation I have found when it comes to teenager's communication skills is. They have none. When we sit down at our dinner table. I make everyone leave their phones in the kitchen. I want at least twenty minutes of uninterrupted time. I have had my girlfriend's teenage daughters call me and ask me if they are ugly because some girl left a comment under my picture telling me that I look fat. Why does it matter what the comments say? If you like the picture you posted then who cares. Then I have to remember teenagers internalize everything. These are the years they are trying to figure out who they are, what they are about, where they want to go in life. So, remember everything that is said to a teenager is affecting who they are on the inside. When it comes to their academics, they are falling behind at a tremendous pace. They can google everything. When is the last time they had to do some research? Everything is, I do not know. Let me google that real quick. If you read their writing everything is short hand. I do not know if they know how to right a grammatically correct sentence without any sort of auto …show more content…
When you go out in public a majority of people are on their phones. People are constantly starring at their phones. The other night my boyfriend and I were out to dinner. I left my phone in the car on purpose just to see if my boyfriend would notice that I was not on my phone. We walked into the restaurant gave our name to the hostess took our seat and waited to be sat. As we waited. I looked over the menu. I looked over at my boyfriend and he was on his phone. After a twenty minute wait we were seated. As we sat at the table waiting for our serving. I looked at the menu and decided what appetizer and drink I would like. My boyfriend was on his phone. The server approached our table and asked us what we would like to drink, and my boyfriend said, "We haven't had the chance to view the menu yet, may you give us a few more minutes"? By the time she got back which was twenty minutes later, He finally put his phone done and told her what he wanted to drink. Then had the nerve to request another minute to decide what he would like to eat. At this point I am livid. If he spent less time on his phone checking his Facebook we possibly could have had our appetizers by now. Needless to say, when she walked away I said something to him about his phone usage. Again, we got into a little bit of a disagreement