With social media networking like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, people are getting less and less legitimate social contact with other human beings. Why would you get out and talk to people when you could sit on the couch and learn nearly every aspect of some else's life on a computer screen. The article "Problems With Social Networking" states that teens are using social networking to talk to friends they already have and make plans when the sites were initially created to help other make new friends (Hall). This is not just true for teenagers. People of all ages are getting extremely dependent on technology, which brings me to my next concern; what happens if for some reason we don't have any of this technology and social networking? Sean Simmons states, "My generation had computers in the home at the age of six or seven, at least I did. I’ve been using them ever since, and I know for a fact that I could never not have a computer. I live on mine, I rely on it, for my useless Internet wanderings and my schoolwork and my travel and my shopping and the list keeps going." Computers and social networking are also used for scheduling and remembering important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. We may get to a point where we don't know how to use our own brains to do these things. These are just a couple of thoughts to ponder on next time you get on Facebook.
"Problems With Social Networking and Teens"- http://www.life123.com/parenting/tweens-teens/social-networking/issues-with-teens-and-social-networking.shtml
"Technology destroys interpersonal communication"- http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/16170/technology-destroys-interpersonal-communication-
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