Hook:
In a world of logrithms, hashtags and followers know the true importance of human connection.
Thesis Statement:
Social media is a social platform which is making people anti-social. We’ve become so engrossed in technology and media, that at times we become quite oblivious to our surrounding.
Introduction:
In less than a generation, social media has evolved from direct electronic information exchange. It is the 21st-century marketing tool.
Supporting Paragraphs:
1:
Smart phones and online social media networks have destroyed relationship and communication between friends and family members. Social media has reduced the rejoice of family gatherings. The users are so addicted to social media that they are inseparable from their phones. People who are always online and active on social media are not mentally available for their family to communicate. They don’t take any interest in family gatherings showing no affection and love in the surroundings even if they are sitting together. This over-usage is the prime cause of gaps between family relationships.
“Family is the most important thing in the world. ” -Princess Diana
The youngsters do not pay much attention to their parents if they try to tell them to avoid often use of social media. They use social media and try to be in isolation so that they don’t have to listen to advice from parents. The parents in return think that they don’t understand the dimensions of modern social media and technology, therefore, they should not disturb their children. This mindset and misperception resulting from social media have created isolation from family especially in children and parents who do not use or understand social media.
2.
The increased use of social media has also increased the divorce rate among couples. A study has found that a 20% annual increase in Facebook enrolment was associated with a 2. 18% to 4. 32% increase in divorce rate. Social media has changed the dynamic of every relation.
3.
The use of social media among youth has increased so much from recent times. According to reports, there are 3. 5 billion active users of social media around the globe and 90% of users are youngsters. It means that almost every family today is having at least one social media wizard or witch in their home. This increased use of social media has destroyed communications. People think that as long as they have phones they have no need of face to face communication and this sometimes can result in major conflicts and enemity. All in all, as the social media use is increasing our contact with family and friends is decreasing.
Counter Argument:
The opponents say that internet and social media is one of the greatest intervention which has brought a lot of advantages like it’s a good source of knowledge, it has constricted the distances, and expand the relationships. They say that it is a good medium for artists and the use of social media depends on how you use it.
Refude:
Excess of everything is bad and this increased use of social media has made everyone nomophobic everyone is so indulged in phones that they don’t know what exactly is going around them. This social media is bringing people closer to us who are far away but, it is taking us away from those who are sitting next to us.
Conclusion:
From the above discussion it’s concluded that social media affect relationships by reducing face to face communication and interactions. It should be used to improve relations by limiting its use. Life needs to give attention over the people you are with instead of scrolling memes and posts. Erik Qualman says:
“We should not let social media engagement destroy precious family relationships. ”
Hook:
In a world of
logrithms
, hashtags and followers know the true importance of human connection.
Thesis Statement:
Social
media
is a
social
platform which is making
people
anti-social. We’ve become
so
engrossed in technology and
media
, that at times we become quite oblivious to our surrounding.
Introduction:
In less than a generation,
social
media
has evolved from direct electronic information exchange. It is the 21st-century marketing tool.
Supporting Paragraphs:
1:
Smart
phones
and online
social
media
networks have
destroyed
relationship
and
communication
between friends and
family
members.
Social
media
has
reduced
the rejoice
of
family
gatherings. The users are
so
addicted to
social
media
that they are inseparable from their
phones
.
People
who
are always online and active on
social
media
are not mentally available for their
family
to communicate. They don’t take any interest in
family
gatherings showing no affection and
love
in the surroundings even if they are sitting together. This over-usage is the prime cause of gaps between
family
relationships.
“Family is the most
important
thing in the world. ” -Princess Diana
The youngsters do not pay much attention to their
parents
if they try to
tell
them to avoid
often
use
of
social
media
. They
use
social
media
and try to be in isolation
so
that they don’t
have to
listen to advice from
parents
. The
parents
in return
think
that they don’t understand the dimensions of modern
social
media
and technology,
therefore
, they should not disturb their children. This mindset and misperception resulting from
social
media
have created isolation from
family
especially
in children and
parents
who
do not
use
or understand
social
media.
2.
The
increased
use
of
social
media
has
also
increased
the divorce rate among couples. A study has found that a 20% annual increase
in Facebook
enrolment
was associated
with a 2. 18% to 4. 32% increase in divorce rate.
Social
media
has
changed
the dynamic of every relation.
3.
The
use
of
social
media
among youth has
increased
so
much from recent times. According to reports, there are 3. 5 billion active users of
social
media
around the globe and 90% of users are youngsters. It means that almost every
family
today
is having at least one
social
media
wizard or witch in their home. This
increased
use
of
social
media
has
destroyed
communications.
People
think
that as long as they have
phones
they have no need of
face
to
face
communication
and this
sometimes
can result in major conflicts and
enemity
. All in all, as the
social
media
use
is increasing our contact with
family
and friends is decreasing.
Counter Argument:
The opponents say that internet and
social
media
is one of the greatest intervention which has brought
a lot of
advantages like it’s a
good
source of knowledge, it has constricted the distances, and expand the
relationships
. They say that it is a
good
medium for artists and the
use
of
social
media
depends on how you
use
it.
Refude
:
Excess of everything is
bad
and this
increased
use
of
social
media
has made everyone
nomophobic
everyone is
so
indulged in
phones
that they don’t know what exactly is going around them. This
social
media
is bringing
people
closer to us
who
are far away
but
, it is taking us away from those
who
are sitting
next
to us.
Conclusion:
From the above discussion it’s concluded that
social
media
affect
relationships
by reducing
face
to
face
communication
and interactions. It should be
used
to
improve
relations by limiting its
use
. Life needs to give attention over the
people
you are with
instead
of scrolling memes and posts. Erik
Qualman
says:
“We should not
let
social
media
engagement
destroy
precious
family
relationships
. ”