IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
In this age of Social Media, people have become more bothered about how their profiles in various Social Media Websites, rather than real life. People worry about how many ‘friends’ they have, and how many ‘likes’ their posts on Facebook gets, and hardly care if they have friends in real life. One of the important aspects of interpersonal communication is impression management, and some forms of new media allow us more tools for presenting ourselves than others. Social networking sites) in a lot ways are platforms for self-exhibition. Even more than blogs, web pages, and smartphones, the environment on a Social networking site like Facebook and Twitter eases self-revelation in a directed …show more content…
We should be aware that people form impressions of us based not just on what we post on our social networking profiles, but also on our friends and the content they post on our profiles. In short, just like in our real lives, we are judged online by the company we keep. Recent research observed that a person’s perception of a profile owner’s charm is influenced by the appeal of the friends shown on the profile. In short, a profile owner is perceived to be more attractive when his or her friends are viewed as physically attractive, and vice-versa. The profile owner is also judged as socially attractive when his or her friends are judged as physically attractive. Internet, specially social media sites, also tend to make individuals turn towards narcissism. Narcissism is sometimes displayed on social networking sites. These sites have been found to be an opportunityllfor people to display their narcissistic traits online (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008). Originally made with the intention of connecting with people we have lost touch with, these social media …show more content…
This fascination speaks to how much we have mixed up conversation with connection and have collectively subscribed to delusion that regards the simulation of compassion as satisfactory. It seems that humans have lost confidence that they will be there for one another that they have begun to talk to machines which have no life, about love and loss. People are expecting more from technology and less from one another and seem increasingly captivated to technologies that provide the feeling of companionship without any demands of relationship. Technology provides three powerful fantasies: there will always be someone to listen to us; that we can devote our attention wherever we want; and that we are never alone. Indeed our new devices have turned being alone into a problem that can be solved. When people are alone, even for moments, they reach for a device. Our constant desire to get connected has shaped a new way of existence. We define our existence by sharing thoughts and feelings as we have them. We used to think, “I have a feeling; I want to make a call.” But now, it is more like “I want to have a feeling; I need to send a text.” But in our rush to connect, we run away from solitude, our innate ability to be separated from the world and talk to ourselves. We think constant connection will make us feel less lonely. The opposite is true. If we are unable to be alone, we are far more likely to be lonely. If we
In this age of Social Media, people have become more bothered about how their profiles in various Social Media Websites, rather than real life. People worry about how many ‘friends’ they have, and how many ‘likes’ their posts on Facebook gets, and hardly care if they have friends in real life. One of the important aspects of interpersonal communication is impression management, and some forms of new media allow us more tools for presenting ourselves than others. Social networking sites) in a lot ways are platforms for self-exhibition. Even more than blogs, web pages, and smartphones, the environment on a Social networking site like Facebook and Twitter eases self-revelation in a directed …show more content…
We should be aware that people form impressions of us based not just on what we post on our social networking profiles, but also on our friends and the content they post on our profiles. In short, just like in our real lives, we are judged online by the company we keep. Recent research observed that a person’s perception of a profile owner’s charm is influenced by the appeal of the friends shown on the profile. In short, a profile owner is perceived to be more attractive when his or her friends are viewed as physically attractive, and vice-versa. The profile owner is also judged as socially attractive when his or her friends are judged as physically attractive. Internet, specially social media sites, also tend to make individuals turn towards narcissism. Narcissism is sometimes displayed on social networking sites. These sites have been found to be an opportunityllfor people to display their narcissistic traits online (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008). Originally made with the intention of connecting with people we have lost touch with, these social media …show more content…
This fascination speaks to how much we have mixed up conversation with connection and have collectively subscribed to delusion that regards the simulation of compassion as satisfactory. It seems that humans have lost confidence that they will be there for one another that they have begun to talk to machines which have no life, about love and loss. People are expecting more from technology and less from one another and seem increasingly captivated to technologies that provide the feeling of companionship without any demands of relationship. Technology provides three powerful fantasies: there will always be someone to listen to us; that we can devote our attention wherever we want; and that we are never alone. Indeed our new devices have turned being alone into a problem that can be solved. When people are alone, even for moments, they reach for a device. Our constant desire to get connected has shaped a new way of existence. We define our existence by sharing thoughts and feelings as we have them. We used to think, “I have a feeling; I want to make a call.” But now, it is more like “I want to have a feeling; I need to send a text.” But in our rush to connect, we run away from solitude, our innate ability to be separated from the world and talk to ourselves. We think constant connection will make us feel less lonely. The opposite is true. If we are unable to be alone, we are far more likely to be lonely. If we