Is Social Media Making Us Antisocial Summary

As technology is emerging and advancing, social media is often being used as a means of communication. In Harke’s article “Is Social Media Making Us Antisocial?” on Huffington Post, he talks about the effect that social media has on people and focuses on how technology can influence the way that people are treated. Aside from the positive effects that comes along with technology, Harke believes that technology is undermining the “complete experiences” in life. As he sits at a dinner table, he notices that one of the guests was lacking manners because he had his phone next to his plate. During the dinner, the guest was not fully engaged because he continuously used his phone for emailing, texting and taking calls from people.

Because of his recent encounter, Harke claims that “being present has become a notable problem as social media and technology have

For example, when my friends and I go out to watch the sunset, they are more focused on taking pictures of the sunset to post on Snapchat or Instagram rather than actually sitting and watching the sunset. I think now that social media platforms are becoming more popular, people are starting to rely on it as a means of communicating because it allows us to be updated on what others are doing. According CNBC news, social media has an impact on people, especially millennials. They reported that a study had been done by Flashgap and it concluded that about 87% of millennials felt like social media is a part of why they have not been present in a conversation. Over 150,000 people had participated in this survey through an application. After doing research and finding articles on this topic, I am highly convinced that technology and social media is a big part of why people are slowly becoming less