Social media, the new technology, has been substituted for traditional tools of communication in recent decades. Even though it can lead to unprecedented problems, I believe its benefits are more noticeable.
On the one hand, social media usher in a new era of interaction. People used to utilize other means of communication, such as mail and telephone, to contact others. Those are much slower than today’s digital technologies; therefore, were individuals to want to get in touch with a long-distance family member, they had to whether awaiting a replay for a long time or spending a considerable amount of money. Furthermore, nowadays accessing a great deal of information and news quickly not only makes those relatives more approachable but also provides an opportunity that one is not confined to a limited area and can find like-minded friends across the world whose interest and character are the same as oneself.
On the other hand, despite the advantages of this new phenomenon, social media have some undeniable drawbacks. The more people spend time in cyberspace, the further they away from the real tangible world. This can be counterproductive as constantly disrupting a direct conversation, which is necessary to build up relationships, so individuals seldom interact when being with their close friends and loved ones. Moreover, these changes have some fundamental effects on interpersonal skills. Take children, who have used social media from the outset, as an obvious example, not experiencing as well as previous generations regarding these abilities, children presumably grapple with understanding others’ feelings and emotions, which are entwined with face-to-face communication.
In conclusion, although social media come in for some criticism due to unheard-of changes it makes in the way of interaction, I do believe its disadvantages are outweighed by the merits.
Social
media
, the
new
technology, has
been substituted
for traditional tools of communication in recent decades.
Even though
it can lead to unprecedented problems, I believe its benefits are more noticeable.
On the one hand,
social
media
usher in a
new
era of interaction.
People
used
to utilize
other
means of communication, such as mail and telephone, to contact others. Those are much slower than
today
’s digital technologies;
therefore
, were individuals to want to
get
in touch with a long-distance family member, they had to whether awaiting a replay for a long time or spending a considerable amount of money.
Furthermore
, nowadays accessing a great deal of information and
news
quickly
not
only
makes
those relatives more approachable
but
also
provides an opportunity that one is not confined to a limited area and can find like-minded friends across the world whose interest and character are the same as oneself.
On the
other
hand, despite the advantages of this
new
phenomenon,
social
media
have
some
undeniable drawbacks. The more
people
spend time in cyberspace, the
further
they away from the real tangible world. This can be counterproductive as
constantly
disrupting a direct conversation, which is necessary to build up relationships,
so
individuals seldom interact when being with their close friends and
loved
ones.
Moreover
, these
changes
have
some
fundamental effects on interpersonal
skills
. Take children, who have
used
social
media
from the outset, as an obvious example, not experiencing
as well
as previous generations regarding these abilities, children presumably grapple with understanding others’ feelings and emotions, which
are entwined
with face-to-face communication.
In conclusion
, although
social
media
come
in for
some
criticism due to unheard-of
changes
it
makes
in the way of interaction, I do believe its disadvantages
are outweighed
by the merits.