Social media is like a multi-talented limitless sponge, but without any holes. This sponge has become a place where everyone can post almost anything from one location and have others in another location be able to view and comment on it. It allows relatives to stay connected through the use of social media, by just pushing a few buttons on the keyboard on either a smartphone or a computer. The distances between them would not matter as long as they had internet access. Social media could, however, be used to embarrass people to the point of no return, like having an enemy post a video of you confessing that you hate your job. However, you were drunk at the time and had no idea there was a smartphone in your face while you made your shameful …show more content…
These extremes, however, claim that social media is either completely flawed or it is flawless. These two views are called technological dystopianism, the belief that technology is destroying the way we interact with each other, and technological utopianism, the belief that digital technology will make us smarter which and, as a result, will make the world a better place (Jones and Hafner 11). Rodney H. Jones, a Sociolinguistics professor at the University of Reading, and Christoph A. Hafner, an Associate Professor in the English department at the University of Hong Kong, say, “We wish to avoid these two extremes. Mediational means like the computer or the Internet are neither good nor bad - they simply introduce into our social interaction certain affordances and constraints in particular social contexts which we have the ability to respond and adapt to in any number of creative ways, some with positive social consequences and other with negative ones (11).” In other words, Jones and Hafner are saying that both dystopianism and utopianism are bad. Social media, as a whole, is not bad nor good because it all just depends on the user and what their motives are. People can use this method of communication in a positive way that benefits themselves, others, or both. However there are some people out there that wish to harm others as …show more content…
All you need to do is tap a few buttons on your smartphone and you’ll be able to find the person you’ve been looking for. Although that sounds easy and like something everyone should do, there’s always that group of people who tends to ruin the fun for everyone. These people are catfishes; they like to use profile pictures that aren’t theirs and pretend to be someone they aren’t to lure unsuspecting victims into their traps. Some of these victims have gotten so emotionally attached to the person they think they are talking to and get on a plane to meet them in person. The saddest part is that these hopeful individuals usually get stood up or they could be completely disappointed because the person in front of them is not who they said they were online. Sometimes the couple will put this in the past and move on but there still is the scary part about online dating apps. The scarier part is that these innocent people could get kidnapped because they went to go meet this stranger who wasn’t who they said they were. Not all online dating experiences end up with a sad or scary ending.It just depends who that person is on the other side of the screen. Are they really who they say they are or are they trying to harm you? This isn’t the only aspect of social media where someone can get hurt. Using something like LinkedIn, an online
People are uncomfortable with internet technology. In his essay, Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted, Malcolm Gladwell states the rise of technology and social media use in our society leads to less effort being expended on important causes. Nicholas Carr continues Gladwell’s opinion of the deterioration that the internet causes. In his essay Is Google Making Us Stupid he quotes Richard Foreman saying “we risk becoming ‘pancake people’ spread wide and thin,” and implies the internet is an unnecessary crutch that weakens us. Though not everyone is under the impression that the internet causes an intellectual deterioration, some are concerned it helps dangerous causes. In the article, “Terror on Twitter,”
Written over 20 years ago, Neil Postman’s “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change” confronts the issues of the present and future by examining the past. Postman’s unbiased approach to technological change allows the reader to decide for herself/himself whether recent innovations are helpful or detrimental. When used ethically and cautiously, social media can positively benefit society; however, social media has proven to have many large problems that, if left unexamined, could deconstruct our society.
Social media has a variety of platforms, allowing individuals to freely articulate their opinions to a large audience. This tool has it’s benefits as people can join together to raise awareness to certain matters but there is also a cruel downside to the public use of social media. In Jon Ronson’s article, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life”, he distinctly reveals that the use of social media for debate/dissent/social and political change brings together a large audience to improve our society in difference to trolling, bullying and public shaming where there is an outstanding victim looked down upon through a widespread of individuals. These two differences stem from the belief of one that they are informing an individual of their wrong doing they are in fact leading on a greater attack than intended. The concept behind“social media is so perfectly designed to manipulate
A dystopian society is should not be a good thing. People believe that a dystopian society can be good, but a dystopian society is mostly about controlling. This dystopian societies can also be described as utopian societies. It's where they hold many desires, and ideas of perfection. Even though everyone is the same and treated the same, why you be like everyone else? The reasons that a dystopian society is not a good thing is because everyone are treated the same, everyone is controlled by one leader, and also because there is not freedom of any kind.
Technology Is What You Make It The articles “How Computers Change the Way We Think” by Sherry Turkle and “Electronic Intimacy” by Christine Rosen argue that technology is quite damaging to society as a whole and that even though it can at times be helpful it is more damaging. I have to agree and disagree with this because it really just depends on how it is used and it can damage or help the user. The progressing changes in technology, like social media, can both push us, as a society, further and closer to and from each other and personal connections because it has become a tool that can be manipulated to help or hurt our relationships and us as human beings who are capable of more with and without technology. Technology makes things more efficient and instantaneous.
Social media has changed the way people communicate with each other and in turn, has affected our ability to empathize in both negative and positive ways. One of the most harmful consequences is the rise of cyber-bullying. Another negative issue has been the trend of trolling in comments sections of websites, chat rooms, and other online venues of communication. In spite of this, there have been constructive consequences due to social media such as the ability for family and friends to keep in touch on a regular basis. Because of social media, many people are finding support and resources to help them when they fall on hard times or experience tragedies like death and illness. Overall, social media is an exciting new world that changes as it grows and it will be up to society to utilize it for good.
Technology is everywhere and some believe it may create a horrible outcome for everyone. One of the people who believe that too much technology may create a dystopian future is Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury wrote a book called Fahrenheit 451 about how in the future books would be burned and people were addicted to technology. Bradbury may be predicting the future, he created many items in his book that have become a reality for us today. Even some of the violence and ignorance in today's culture has been predicted by Bradbury. Some may believe he is just someone who is belives new things are not good and nothing will change and if it does we are all going to die. However this is not the case Bradbury has already predicted things and many of
Many people may argue the fact that social media has increased the efficiency of the way we conduct business. However, like most things there is always a negative side; the very existence of these social platforms such as “Facebook” has brought about a desensitized society. Furthermore, the leaders of present times have gotten so used to social media that if the system was to crash it would literally have most of them pulling out their hair. I am not disputing the fact that social media has brought about a positive, yet momentous impact on the way we live today, but people have gotten so used to their use that we have personally stopped interacting with each other physically. Let me reason my point by asking you to pause for a minute and take a look around, what is it that you see? I am sure if not in a room by yourself that you’re probably gazing at a group of people that failed acknowledge you as you walked in, or you were the one that was too fixated on your personal gadgets that you’ve yet to realize you aren’t the only one sitting at this desk.
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” The world’s highly respected genius, Albert Einstein, stated that without hesitation. Einstein’s quote is straight-forward as if he wanted to make his voice clear that this issue with technology is already heading towards an endless pit of disappointment. Some of those disappointment that Einstein have predicted are in media like movies and television, others in entertainment like games, and a main concern of many people, social media such as Facebook. This conversation about technology’s use has been argued and debated since the first advancement of technology; it is making our live easier which only lead us to become lazy. The
Social networking has increasingly had a huge impact on society. Technology has opened the door to a vast amount of information and to the ability to relay that information to practically anybody at anytime and anywhere. People are constantly checking their email, updating their status on Facebook, sending tweets on Twitter, instant messaging, and texting. The debate of whether the use of social networking is a negative or positive aspect is a continuous one. In the case of Steven Pinker, his essay “Mind over Mass Media” argues that media technologies have a positive effect on mental development. In contrast, Sherry Turkle’s essay “Connectivity and Its Discontents” asserts that technology has a negative effect on interpersonal relationships. Although Pinker makes many excellent points on how technology is improving intelligence and Turkle provides exceptional ideas of how technology is damaging to relationships, neither Pinker nor Turkle provides the best answer to this question due to their lack of credibility and inclusion of logical fallacies. Instead, we should, while aware of the risks and dangers of social networking, use the Internet to its full potential.
A recent article in Time magazine titled, “You Asked: Is Social Media Making Me Miserable?”, overlooked the various studies conducted on social media’s effect on people’s lives. Social media is a major part of people’s lives across the world. It provides them with information and allows them to connect with others at the click of a button or tap of a finger. Author of the article, Markham Heid writes, “Social media now dictates how people interact with friends, read the news and navigate their day-to-day existence” (TIME). However, the accessibility we now have to everything and everyone around us can lead to some negative effects. Social media keeps changing in terms of content and user interaction, and as we adapt it to it, it can do more
The influence of rapidly growing social media, television, and the internet has taken the world by storm in recent years. Its fascinating development over the years is nothing short of remarkable when you take into account that 20 years ago, only 16 million people in the world were "online", compared to the 2 billion that roam on the internet now. Modern communications technology has now become so familiar and utterly banal, yet there is still this tingling sensation when one receives a text from a love interest on Facebook or WhatsApp. Human identity, the idea that defines each and every one of us, is on the verge of being radically defined by social media. This essay will provide a balanced outlook on the positive and negative effects that social media have had on the behaviour and thinking on humans. The topic is a very controversial one, but the purpose of this is to help readers formulate a view on whether the arguments in this essay benefit society in general, or whether they harm the well-being of the human brain and detach us from reality.
Social media has created a social problem in society and it is distorting how people are communicating with each other face to face. Social media in today’s day is seen as a worldwide antisocial epidemic amongst the younger generation and a few older adults born in the millennial. Social media is notably used more by the younger people in our society and around the world, considering that technology is more accessible and easier to use for them. This is because their generation was born into a technological and advancing society that it has adapted into modern society’s culture. Social media has become a part of today’s norm, in which people who own a smart phone have downloaded some sort of social media app in order to stay intact with family
Social media has nothing but negative effects on people’s minds. Social networking can become very addicting and people can get wrapped up in the drama and excitement of the cyber world. It would only improve our society today if social media never existed to our knowledge. Our society today feels so connected with social media that it interferes with our lives making every task even harder with the temptations.
Social media is a controversy topic in today’s society. Some people think that social media destroys human interaction and real life human relationships. While others think that social media is a bless to humanity. Social media makes human interaction much more convenient and much faster than real life human interaction, it makes globalization a reality, it gives a chance for introverted people to express themselves, and it also benefit develop international relationships whether its business or social.