Many people believe that social media platforms widen the gap between people. To a certain extent, I advocate this point of view.
On the one hand, it is true that social media helps to bridge the gap between people and encourage people to come together to solve problems. Firstly, through social networking sites, people can stay in touch with their loved ones regardless of geographical distance. Some features of social media sites such as texting or video calls allow people to reach their friends and make visual interact no matter how far they are, which helps to improve the quality of relationships. Secondly, social media is a tool to unite people and organizations across the world to tackle social issues. For instance, ENV, which is a conservation organization in Vietnam, has a customized strategy to use social media as a tool to spread the message of protecting wildlife animals. This campaign has engaged a lot of young Vietnamese people and they form a community to make a pledge not to use products from wildlife animals.
On the other hand, although the rapid emergence of social media has greatly facilitated communication between people around the world, it also has numerous detrimental effects on the relationships between people. The first drawback is that social media can lead to a loss of physical connection. Many people are placing their real-life relationships with virtual connections as social media is considered a more convenient way to communicate and brings people a sense of connectedness. As a result, this loss of face to face interactions could push people away from their own community and lead to social isolation. In addition, social media could be a major distraction in daily lives and interactions. For example, in a gathering, young people often stick to their smartphone to check messages or notifications rather than engaging in actual conservation, which could lead to the destruction of relationships between people.
In conclusion, while social media can bring about some benefits regarding connecting people, it also causes a reduction in face-to-face conversations and builds an invisible wall between people.
Many
people
believe that
social
media
platforms widen the gap between
people
. To a certain extent, I advocate this point of view.
On the one hand, it is true that
social
media
helps
to bridge the gap between
people
and encourage
people
to
come
together to solve problems.
Firstly
, through
social
networking sites,
people
can stay in touch with their
loved
ones regardless of geographical distance.
Some
features of
social
media
sites such as texting or video calls
allow
people
to reach their friends and
make
visual interact no matter how far they are, which
helps
to
improve
the quality of
relationships
.
Secondly
,
social
media
is a tool to unite
people
and organizations across the world to tackle
social
issues.
For instance
,
ENV
, which is a conservation organization in Vietnam, has a customized strategy to
use
social
media
as a tool to spread the message of protecting wildlife animals. This campaign has engaged
a lot of
young Vietnamese
people and
they form a community to
make
a pledge not to
use
products from wildlife animals.
On the other hand
, although the rapid emergence of
social
media
has
greatly
facilitated communication between
people
around the world, it
also
has numerous detrimental effects on the
relationships
between
people
. The
first
drawback is that
social
media
can lead to a loss of physical connection.
Many
people
are placing their real-life
relationships
with virtual connections as
social
media
is considered
a more convenient way to communicate and brings
people
a sense of connectedness.
As a result
, this loss of face to face interactions could push
people
away from their
own
community and lead to
social
isolation.
In addition
,
social
media
could be a major distraction in daily
lives
and interactions.
For example
, in a gathering, young
people
often
stick to their smartphone to
check
messages or notifications
rather
than engaging in actual conservation, which could lead to the destruction of
relationships
between
people
.
In conclusion
, while
social
media
can bring about
some
benefits regarding connecting
people
, it
also
causes a reduction in face-to-face conversations and builds an invisible wall between
people
.