How Does Social Media Cause A Decline In Face-To-Face Relationships

If the modern age of technology is causing a decline in face-to-face interactions than is it time to label it a problem? Before the cellphone one would have to walk over and knock on a neighbor’s door in order to ask a question, today that’s easily solved by shooting the person a quick text. Being social creatures humans have used social media all the way communication is the mail system dating back to even the Romans who sent letters back and forth instead of commenting on others’ status. Other forms of socializing have formed through history and have been very beneficial to a society such as the Underground Railroad used many different signals such as quilts to convey secret messages. Similarly to the current online media, in the 16th century France gossip was spread through poetry, which sounds a lot like Facebook and Twitter trash talking. Social media evolved further and further through uses of the telegraph, telephone, cell phone and now particularly on the Internet. The current media has clearly changed society in a multitude of ways including in the way relationships work. Electronics have caused a decline in face-to-face interactions and have hurt the emotional connection of relationships. Not enough research has been conducted to prove …show more content…
Social skills wither and grow by spending time online speaking to anyone and everyone. Technology is causing a new type of relationship to form, one that can only be comprehended as a cyber friendship. Social networking is an industry with continuous growth and is affecting more adolescents. The fact social media does cause for less and less face to face interactions is a concern solely because seeing people in person is a lot more socially beneficial to do. This does not mean one can’t text their neighbor to tell them something quickly but simply that one cannot rely on the Internet for all social