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In this house we believe that social
media make a person behave antisocial
Social media is making us a little less
social.
Social networking is making us
antisocial in many indirect and not so
obvious ways. Yes it is true that it has
given us ways to reach out to a larger
set of people and redefined the way we
interact with each other. It helped us to
know about how different people think.
Ideally we should have become more
and more socially connected as a result
of social media but in reality not like
that.
A recent global study in 2017
conducted by Kasperksy Lab reveals
that social media users are interacting
less face-to-face than in the past
because of this newfound ability to
constantly communicate and stay in
touch online. In the study, researchers
found that about one-third of people
communicate less with their parents
(31%), partners (23%), children (33%)
and friends (35%) because they can
simply follow them on social media.
This may be doing more harm than
good, in a world where editing one’s life
to make it appear perfect is more
appealing than naturally existing.
People are getting more and more
addicted to screens. They are starting
to believe that being 24x7 on the
internet makes them connected to the
outside world. Little do they realise that
it only is consuming them and it's just
their screens that is connected to other
screens and not people.
interactions and conversations begin to
instead of catching up with an old friend
or colleague in person over lunch,
coffee, etc., people will text or message
each other on social media platforms
eliminating face to face interactions.
When people do choose to hangout or
catch up with friends interactions are
often interrupted or cut short due to
social media or when u interacted or in
convo ur friends or people around u are
no longer present due to social media
and technology thus making them more
anti-social. Think about it, have you
ever been telling a friend or family
member a story only to look up and see
them sitting on their phone scrolling
through their social media feeds or
texting? Sadly, the answer for most
people would be yes. People will
partially pay attention to the
conversation being held in person while
either having a completely separate
conversation online through the use of
social media or simply by just checking
their social media feeds. This results in
short conversations that lack the depth,
importance, and interest proving that
our society is becoming more anti-
social. One of the very upsetting parts
about this is that the constant use of
social media, even when in the middle
of a conversation, is becoming more
and more widely accepted.
This constant interruption of using
social media while in the middle of face
to face interactions helps lead to the
fact that the ability for individuals to
have strong, focussed conversations, is
slowly weakening at a rapid rate as we
become more anti-social due to social
media. It has gotten to a point where
teenagers will hangout in complete
silence for long periods of time while
they check their social media feeds, not
saying a single word to their peers
sitting in the same room. This clearly
demonstrates how society is becoming
much more anti-social due to social
media.
Furthermore, due to constant Facebook
and Instagram profile updates, some
people feel as if they are already caught
up on the lives of their friends and feel
no need to personally message them at
all making them very anti-social. It
seems as though instead of making an
effort to verbally reconnect with old
friends, people would rather sit at home
on their technological devices and learn
what their friends are up to through a
social media platform. This also
perfectly illustrates how social media is
making many people in our society
more anti-social.
People simply need to make a more
active effort to get out of their houses
and meet up with others face to face to
have good conversation and maintain
connections rather than turning to
social media platforms to do so. When
doing so, it is vital that individuals
remain present in conversation rather
than constantly checking their phones
to see updates on their social media
platforms. This will help society break
free from the anti-social bubble we are
beginning to form around ourselves.
And I would say that social media is
making you social in the Social World
which is full of lies and showoff. You
can approach to anyone on a Social
Platform but you can’t do the same in
the real world.
Due to social media also most of the
human race have stopped taking out
quality time for their families , Friends
and their loved ones.
CONS
In this house we disagree if socmed makes
a person behave anti social,
1st thing is Sharing
The Internet and social media often get a
bad rap. The impact of these in our lives is
undeniable. Every new technology
changes how we live and interact with
each other. Chances are, you got to this
blog post because a friend recommended
it on social media. Or, you saw a link
somewhere.
Our social media feeds are where we find
out (some of) what is going on in the
world, and in our friends’ lives.
Sometimes we’re exposed to their front
or posturing, but that’s for another post.
Closer
Social media has impacted how we share
information. It has changed how we relate
to each other, forever. It obliterates the
time and geographic divides. In an instant,
I can share an experience – live and in
real-time – with someone thousands of
kilometres away, in a different time zone.
Neat.
The Divide
In another realm, in our everyday, day-to-
day lives, we can lose sight of the world
and people around us. Our attention
arrested by the glow of the devices we
hold in our hands. Like zombies, we
double tap and scroll. Sometimes we do
this at the expense of those sitting right
next to us. Somehow those physically and
metaphorically close to us can fade into
obscurity.
The Truth
Social media is not making us antisocial or
isolating us. People exclude other people
and people are antisocial. If it isn’t a cat
video on YouTube, it will be a newspaper.
If it isn’t a meme on Facebook it will be
sports IRL (in real life) or on TV.
People have always appropriated
technology. It is people who determine
whether the tools they have will make
their lives and relationships better or
worse. Social media is not making us
antisocial or isolating us.
Let me being with the simplest, most
obvious accomplishment of social
media: It helps prolong long distance
relationships. the fact that social media
has been able to connect each and every
one of us to many of our friends and
family members all over the globe,
regardless of their geographic locations
or time zones. Unlike international
calling systems, social media is free. As
humans, being social creatures, when
met with a means of communication
that is, in most cases, effective, we
plunged right into it to make a judicious
use of it. Many social media platforms
like Skype has been able to provide us
with face-to-face communication,
hence making relationships more
“social” and interactive, as opposed to
just absolutely losing contact with your
peers altogether. Social media hence
obliterates the divide of time and
geography, creating a more networked
society.
Second, we are social creatures. People
feel the need for social interaction
especially when sad, troubled, or
stressed. But for some people, the idea
of approaching someone and opening
up to them, even if it is a family
member, may seem quite daunting.
This is where social media comes to
play. In a study conducted by Professor
Jonah Berger, it was found that sharing
via tweets or Facebook posts, etc., can
alleviate these concerns. This method
of communication, unique to social
media, allows people to reach out to a
large audience without having to direct
their message to any one person who
might be annoyed or busy. As a result,
the person posting may have
REDUCED ANXIETY about initiating
social interaction. Social media
provides a platform to introverts, and
people suffering from social anxiety, to
express their views without the fear of
being judged, as well as maintain their
privacy and create a sense of
anonymity. When these individuals,
who are often left out or feel like out-
castes in social situations, find someone
they can relate to, and can connect with,
they naturally feel more confident,
amicable, and in all forms, SOCIAL.
Most importantly, apart from social
media being a great means of
communication and interaction, and
creating remnants of memories that can
be easily revisited, it is also an essential
tool towards revolutionizing society
and its ideals. I’d like you to pay close
attention to some of the most searched
questions on Google in 2017; how many
refugees are there in the world, how to
calm a dog during storm, how to help
flood victims, refugees. If it were not for
social media, our attempts at making a
difference in the lives of those victims
would not have been as impactful, and
neither would we have had the
opportunity to be THIS responsive
towards social evil. Isn’t that social?
Movements like #Time’sUp and
#MeToo and ideas like ‘Representation
matters’ have been able to reach a wide
circle of people with the help of social
media. Every single victim of rape,
abuse, social injustice, etc., has been
able to gain a strong voice through
these networking apps.
Being aware of the changes and
happenings in society and the world
does NOT make one hostile, harmful,
unacceptable, offensive, or antagonistic
to organized society, hence proving that
notion wrong. In fact, it makes us more
social, more connected, more aware,
and most importantly, more human.