Social media has become the world’s main communication
source in the world we live in. Certainly there are some wonderful attributes
of our ability to electronically communicate, but today I will share what I
find to be the five greatest problems with our use of Social Media.
Number one on my list of problems with Social Media is that
it tends to break down the personal aspect of relationships. The greatest
evidence of this can often be seen in a restaurant. The sharing of a meal has
always been the one part of people’s day that the family is together at. The
table is great place to share the events of the day, to discuss current events,
and to discuss the issues of life that plague each of us. Yet how often we see
entire families sitting at the table and each one of them is buried in their
phone. Rather than using the mealtime to reconnect with each other, the time is
spent with outside distractions.
My second problem with Social Media is that people seem to
think it is ok to say anything there. Social media has become the place to vent
all your frustrations and while sometimes that could be a positive, too many
people use it to tell the world things that should remain between two people.
Married people like to tell the world their marital problems and what is wrong
with their spouse. This does no good to a relationship. If things in your
relationships are that bad, then you should go to counseling and get help to
resolve them.
The third problem with Social Media is that it breeds
egotism. In truth you are not that important that we need a daily update on the
mundane comings and goings of your life. We don’t need to see forty selfies of
you. Get over yourself.
The fourth problem with Social Media is that it is a very
poor method of communication. Things said on Facebook can be misconstrued.
Without body language and the ability to react to it oftentimes people are hurt
and offended by something that was intended to be said in jest.
The fifth problem with Social Media is that for some reason
it is addicting. I often find myself looking at Facebook over and over through
the day and don’t even know why. I read a study that they now believe that it
looking at Facebook actually releases chemicals in your brain similar to those
as in certain drugs.
In truth there is a lot good about social media and there is
a lot bad about it. It’s really about self-control. Social media is a tool.
Tools can fix things but they can also break things. We just need to use them
correctly.
Loving it! I agree completely with every one of these.
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