Every waking moment various young adults of this century find themselves completely engulfed and wrapped up in social media. As human beings we naturally yearn for connection and belonging. Many people find that it is hard to function without having something to constantly keep them updated in their social circle. Social media plays a massive role in today’s society and also impacts and changes the perspective of many young individuals in today’s world. Social media is said to have a drastic effect on young adults and their relationships. Moreover, not only is it affecting the youth of the world but many adults have also found themselves wrapped up in its clutches. Social media has led to lack of actual real life social relationships and this
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Social media as a whole violates any private life a person may wish to have. With just a click of a button anyone can find out where someone is or what they plan on doing instantly. For example, the app “instagram” has a feature where anyone is able to click on a person 's profile and trace where they have been after they have posted a photo. This can not only be dangerous but it is an invasion of privacy. Strangers can tap into anyone’s life with a click of a button and discover many personal things about that person. Social media has been said to be the reason for the lack of real life personal relationships. This can be exceedingly unhealthy as it takes away the intimacy in relationships through the lack of verbal communication, and diminishes interpersonal skills. “Research has further revealed people with fewer social relationships die earlier on average than those with more social relationships. Yet with the rise of social media, there are concerns many people appear to be substituting virtual, online connections for real-life, social relationships.” (“Social Media’s Impact on …show more content…
Too much of anything is a bad thing and social media has proven that saying to be absolutely true. Even adults have found themselves caught up in the dramatic effect social media can have on a person 's life. It can lead to addiction and may play as a serious distraction from more important tasks; one blog check could turn into an hour of feed sweeping and internet surfing. This could lead to a cluttered schedule which may lead to stress. Many single adults who have had trouble finding a partner have turned to dating websites, which is another form of social media. These websites such as Tinder and Eharmony claim to help find compatible long lasting couples. However, in reality most of these relationships either end in divorce or breakups. This is because people can seize the opportunity to build a new identity for themselves on these websites. Once they meet the person they have been matched with the truth is eventually revealed. “After studying more than 4,000 couples, relationships were found to be more stable if the pair initially met face-to-face through mutual friends, work, hobbies or social events.” (“Not a match: Online dating leads to more break-ups than meeting in-person“). This shows that social media is not always an effective tool for building intimate
Social media as a whole violates any private life a person may wish to have. With just a click of a button anyone can find out where someone is or what they plan on doing instantly. For example, the app “instagram” has a feature where anyone is able to click on a person 's profile and trace where they have been after they have posted a photo. This can not only be dangerous but it is an invasion of privacy. Strangers can tap into anyone’s life with a click of a button and discover many personal things about that person. Social media has been said to be the reason for the lack of real life personal relationships. This can be exceedingly unhealthy as it takes away the intimacy in relationships through the lack of verbal communication, and diminishes interpersonal skills. “Research has further revealed people with fewer social relationships die earlier on average than those with more social relationships. Yet with the rise of social media, there are concerns many people appear to be substituting virtual, online connections for real-life, social relationships.” (“Social Media’s Impact on …show more content…
Too much of anything is a bad thing and social media has proven that saying to be absolutely true. Even adults have found themselves caught up in the dramatic effect social media can have on a person 's life. It can lead to addiction and may play as a serious distraction from more important tasks; one blog check could turn into an hour of feed sweeping and internet surfing. This could lead to a cluttered schedule which may lead to stress. Many single adults who have had trouble finding a partner have turned to dating websites, which is another form of social media. These websites such as Tinder and Eharmony claim to help find compatible long lasting couples. However, in reality most of these relationships either end in divorce or breakups. This is because people can seize the opportunity to build a new identity for themselves on these websites. Once they meet the person they have been matched with the truth is eventually revealed. “After studying more than 4,000 couples, relationships were found to be more stable if the pair initially met face-to-face through mutual friends, work, hobbies or social events.” (“Not a match: Online dating leads to more break-ups than meeting in-person“). This shows that social media is not always an effective tool for building intimate