They may become so used to communicating via internet that they lose basic communication skills and can’t hold a face to face conversation. Prior to social media, people were able to have secret affairs. But now, it has become so much easier to trace foot prints that are left behind, which in turn makes it easier for couples to spy on each other. Sharing passwords, setting rules as to who your significant other can and can’t have on their friends list, or even going as far as making them delete social media all together will cause many problems between insecure couples. In general, relationships can be greatly affected both positively and
Just one click of the mouse and your problems are over. Unfortunately, this feature of online socialization cheats people of the opportunity to learn how to resolve conflict in the world outside the internet and it could retard or cripple one’s social
I want to know what they have to say more than what you have to say to me now.” This addiction also has profound impacts elsewhere. It takes up much of people’s time and they are unable to build real interpersonal relationships. The article also mentions ways to counteract this technological obsession. Libraries and restaurants are banning cell phone usage. I think this article is very informative.
Emails come across as impersonal or even hostile. Text messages often take longer than just calling someone. There are now so many ways to keep from having face to face social contact with someone that we are becoming anti-social as a whole, our body language is lost since social media has no way to convey it, our posture, our interpersonal skills, and our health have been affected. We have an overwhelming case of childhood obesity, back and neck problem, and eye sight issues. Social media is the cause of many problems in society today.
The people that interview us and give us our jobs have the option to use Facebook and technology to observe us and see what we are about and decide whether we would make a good fit for their position. In Roni Jacobson’s essay “Facebook Snooping on Job Candidates May Backfire for Employers” he says that “Profile screening (of our profiles on Facebook) could potentially color the judgment of the applicant- whether they realize it or not”. Everything we do online like posting about the awesome party we attended last night or saying something about how we hate working is seen by our employers which in some cases can cause loss of our opportunity for that job. Technology can give us opportunity but also take it away just like that. There are definitely positives and negatives that come out of technology but it doesn’t matter how much we learn or how much we take from it, we will never have anything without reality and the real life aspect of life itself.
Many people are addicted to texting and social networking like Facebook. Sherry Turkle, in her essay “Alone Together”, argues that the machine-mediated relationships might cause many problems between people. And more and more people are “playing themselves” online with different identities. People are even more alone after using modern technology. Kenji Yoshino, in his essay “Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights”, asserts that everyone covers, and people cover in order to be accepted by the mainstream.
Facebook is the gun that enables us to fire virtual bullets at all of the people that we despise, but every so often we take a shell in return. This shell can put a ripple in our psychological state which has us asking ourselves, I am I as happy as my friends ? “ The real danger with Facebook is not that it allows us to isolate ourselves, but that by mixing our appetite for isolation with our vanity, it threatens to alter the very nature of solitude” (Marche) . People should have their moments of solitude in this crazy stressful life; Sadly facebook acts as a weapon that destroy our much needed seclusion. In today’s generation having a face book ties you to being part of the pop culture phenomenon, without having one you receive the feeling that you are missing out on the virtual connection.
MEDIA CONVERGENCE WORKSHEET Write brief 250- to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions Answers What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to technology, and how has it affected everyday life? THE MEANING OF THE TERM MEDIA CONVERGENCE IN REGARDS TO TECHNOLOGY IS IT MORE OR LESS THE MERGING OF CONTENT WITH DIFFERENT MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA. AND WITH THIS IT HAS AN EFFECT ON MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED TO CHANGE WITH THE TIMES SO TO SPEAK. BY THIS I MEAN HOW SOME PEOPLE REFUSE TO ADVANCE WITH TECHNOLOGY. I KNOW MY GRANDPARENTS HATE DEBIT CARDS AND REFUSE TO USE THEM.
Underaged drinking is a social issue and causes many problems from learning problems to alcoholism. Alcohol is a depressant and people tend to fall back on it in times of trouble. I can’t figure out why person’s under the age of twenty-one want to drink alcohol. Is it to get acceptance from their peers? Or is it to relax and sit back after a bad day?
Censorship is also ridiculous because most classic novels involve questionable language, or somewhat violent material. If the library removes these books, the patrons under eighteen lose the opportunity to learn valuable lessons from them. A last reason that censorship is unbelievable is patrons over eighteen will most likely want to check out the books that are in question to be removed. If the town council decides to remove them, many patrons will become enraged. Deciding if a library patron under eighteen should be aloud to read a questionable book is the decision of the patron and their parents.