Technology can easily be argued to have a profound effect on how we manage and create our personal and professional relationships. You can reach practically anyone in the word with the click of a button. You can forge relationships with people you’ve never met in face-to-face. Friendships are easier than ever to cultivate with the help of social media. It is possible to make a friend while alone in the comfort of your home. This outside connection available to us gives us undeniable freedom. However, some may argue that this freedom makes our relationships superficial and impersonal. Social media posts, ranging from birthday wishes to condolences, can be seen as callous. We will discover the reasons that technology has made personal relationships better overall.
Social media has made it easy to connect with almost anyone in the world. You can interact with strangers, mutual friends, friends, and sometimes celebrities. Personal and professional contacts can be made through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Technology has allowed …show more content…
Romantic relationships can also be formed through the internet. Currently, couples can meet in many different ways. Oftentimes, they are the same sources used to create platonic relationships. They connect through mutual friends on FaceBook, internet chatrooms, and dating sites. Dating sites are the only type of technology that is not made for platonic purposes. Dating sites are increasingly popular (Ansari 42). Aziz Ansari, a popular comedian and actor, wrote an article for Times magazine about dating sites with the help of sociologist Eric Klinenburg. According to Ansari, "38% of Americans who describe themselves as 'single and looking ' have used an online-dating site" (42). Ansari insists this is not just millennials, but also many from an older generation as well (42). Statistically, almost a quarter of online daters find their significant other online (Ansari
Social media has made it easy to connect with almost anyone in the world. You can interact with strangers, mutual friends, friends, and sometimes celebrities. Personal and professional contacts can be made through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Technology has allowed …show more content…
Romantic relationships can also be formed through the internet. Currently, couples can meet in many different ways. Oftentimes, they are the same sources used to create platonic relationships. They connect through mutual friends on FaceBook, internet chatrooms, and dating sites. Dating sites are the only type of technology that is not made for platonic purposes. Dating sites are increasingly popular (Ansari 42). Aziz Ansari, a popular comedian and actor, wrote an article for Times magazine about dating sites with the help of sociologist Eric Klinenburg. According to Ansari, "38% of Americans who describe themselves as 'single and looking ' have used an online-dating site" (42). Ansari insists this is not just millennials, but also many from an older generation as well (42). Statistically, almost a quarter of online daters find their significant other online (Ansari