Why Social Media Isn T Social, By Thomas White

Even though social media is a tool to help us communicate, does it have any negative consequences in developing personal relationships? A part that one needs to understand is that social media gives us the freedom and ability to “become” whoever we want to be. Thomas White, author of Why Social Media Isn’t Social, explains the ability social media gives us to become whoever we want to be. The idea that he states of the “Social Media Mask” that allows us to make what seems in our lives “boring and mediocre exiting” (White). The social media mask gives us the freedom to change what we communicate about ourselves to others. As White explained, social media users can communicate about how much they are enjoying themselves when they are not, how

Another important subject about social media explained in Why Social Media Isn’t Social is the “Social Media Shield”. White explains that the social media shield allows us to commentate in ways that are harm or insult other people with almost no consequences. Exaggeration and deception can harm the relationships that you have with significant others or complete strangers. White made the excellent point that people are able cultivate a social media persona that is honestly who they are not in person, as well that social media can be detrimental to our relationships with others. If a person is using the social media mask and shield, it can prevent that person from creating meaningful relationships because they may not be in person who they are online. Referring back to the research study A Study of the Effects of Social Media Use and Addiction on Relationship Satisfaction, I found its results to be more unexpected because how can one be satisfied with the relationship with another person if they are unsure of who they are, as suggested in this