Social media networking has changed relationships and the way we relate to each other. Way back when, it used to be that you had to actually go to someone’s house if you wanted to talk to them. Then came the invention of the telephone, the fax machine, and of course… the internet! The internet has provided us with so many different ways of communication through only one device. But how much has the internet really affected the way we build relationships?
How many teenagers, and even college students, refuse to pick up the phone to speak to someone, but instead will send a text message? How many people find out current news and updates on their best friends lives through Facebook instead of one-on-one in person? It happens all the time! To give you an example; my uncle recently had heart surgery and when he was checked into the hospital, I found out through Facebook! No one called me! But I had to find out through the most impersonal way, FACEBOOK!
Social networking has great advantages in spreading the word quickly but when it comes to really relating to people and getting to know each other, I think it’s lacking that real world experience. We cannot let the virtual world come between our reality. If we cut back on the social media networks just a little bit I think we could communicate with each other better and more effectively.
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