Neal Gabler's The Social Network

In today’s age, technology has dramatically changed how people live their life; the way they think, interact with people, and spend their free time. In The Social Network, Neal Gabler emphasizes the increase of television shows and social networking and their impacts on off-screen private relationships. He informs how well-liked television shows, as well as the social media existence, play a part in the decrease of very attached friendships. The intense social interaction in people’s lives have declined due to the fact that not only are they wishing for unreasonable relationships shown in television shows, and are too idle to attempt making them, but also that social networking has educated them to be involved with their online image and finding

As foolish as that comes across as, Gabler asserts that the viewers make as if the characters are their friends in in order to feel good about themselves and not overthink about their alienation (357). This is the ultimate relationship; the characters are always close by; there is no turmoil; and they are very amusing. Although there is no interaction, the viewer still is under the impression that the characters are their friends. This relationship is really comparable to social media because people may never truly chat with their “friends” but they are able to “interact” through a screen. A friend from a television show may appear to be like the best relationship, but the ones that occur between the onscreen characters is indeed better. Technology in the world has changed people’s aspirations from creating solid relationships; up until now, to obtain self-respect, it helped to get flattering remarks from a friend, but now someone’s pride relies on the number of favorites they get. He declared that people need to see “how many names they can collect.” He convenes this “friendship lite” because it is not real friendship, just virtual (356). The technology has not just made social media more approachable, but furthermore television