Social Networking: Friend or Foe?
Imagine a group of life-long friends that are looking forward to spending quality time together on their upcoming trip to the beach house. They spent months planning and working around each other’s schedules to come up with the perfect retreat. On the way to the beach, each friend starts to envision how enjoyable it will be to catch up and relax with their closest friends. When they arrive, everything goes according to plan until someone decides to pull out their cellphone to check their social media account. The remainder of the weekend is spoiled due to the friends consistently staring at their electronics, leaving the friends unsatisfied from their vacation. In a digital world where social networking sites …show more content…
This addiction is quite severe and is harmful to real life relationships. For instance, a married couple may start to experience difficulty in communication because they are so tied up in SNS or a friendship could begin to deteriorate because they have forgotten how to devote quality time together without need to stare at their electronic device. Miscommunication is also a concern when it comes to preserving friendship. One may misunderstand what another is referring to and result in an argument or even the end of a long term friendship. What about the professional relationships affected by social media? Employers often inspect an applicant’s social media account to get a better understanding of their character ("University of the PACIFIC." par. 6). An employee may actually be fired because their boss sees some incriminating evidence posted on their SNS.
In conclusion, social networking is a distinct part of society allowing humans to maintain relationships and acquire the attention needed to retain happiness. However, it is all about how the population uses these resources and if each person is properly conscious of the choices made in the virtual world because they defiantly have an effect on the real
Imagine a group of life-long friends that are looking forward to spending quality time together on their upcoming trip to the beach house. They spent months planning and working around each other’s schedules to come up with the perfect retreat. On the way to the beach, each friend starts to envision how enjoyable it will be to catch up and relax with their closest friends. When they arrive, everything goes according to plan until someone decides to pull out their cellphone to check their social media account. The remainder of the weekend is spoiled due to the friends consistently staring at their electronics, leaving the friends unsatisfied from their vacation. In a digital world where social networking sites …show more content…
This addiction is quite severe and is harmful to real life relationships. For instance, a married couple may start to experience difficulty in communication because they are so tied up in SNS or a friendship could begin to deteriorate because they have forgotten how to devote quality time together without need to stare at their electronic device. Miscommunication is also a concern when it comes to preserving friendship. One may misunderstand what another is referring to and result in an argument or even the end of a long term friendship. What about the professional relationships affected by social media? Employers often inspect an applicant’s social media account to get a better understanding of their character ("University of the PACIFIC." par. 6). An employee may actually be fired because their boss sees some incriminating evidence posted on their SNS.
In conclusion, social networking is a distinct part of society allowing humans to maintain relationships and acquire the attention needed to retain happiness. However, it is all about how the population uses these resources and if each person is properly conscious of the choices made in the virtual world because they defiantly have an effect on the real