Face-to Face-Contact Diminishing Slowly technology seems to be destroying the meaningfulness of interactions we have with others, disconnecting us from the world around us, and leading to a sense of seclusion in today’s society. In this century people prefer to use technology instead of physically contacting with one another. Current generations have been communicating on social networks, texting, and emailing rather than having one-on-one conversations. They tend to feel safer and it’s easier for them to write out and think what they are going to say rather than blurting it out. They are becoming more socially awkward to talk in person.
Technology seems to be subtly destroying the meaningfulness of human interactions, disconnecting us from each other and the world around us, and leading to a menacing sense of isolation in society. We need to go back to simpler times and back to simple communication. People tend to exaggerate the personas they portray because they have much more time to revise and calculate the content rather than a spontaneous face-to-face interaction. Some psychologists and sociologists who have studied usage habits on Twitter, Facebook and popular dating sites say there's little correlation between how people act on the internet and how they act in person. Not to mention, Face to face communication had been the "norm" for thousands of years.
So, looking online for the best looking man or woman isn’t going to help them find a significant other. People who go online to date need to be more focused on personality and other things rather than who has the best looking pictures. And when you add in the fact that most of these pictures are fake or heavily edited, it really makes online photos useless. There are also people who don’t even post pictures at all, and they are still getting dates. That’s why it is irrelevant to have a prospective date to post a photo online.
1st example is direct peer pressure, which can be related to bullying. This could become quite serious, when people are bullied into doing something they don’t want to do. 2nd Example is Indirect peer pressure, which is usually happens over social media websites. This can become quite serious, when people are being pressurized or made to become a treat of other people’s actions. The positive effects of peer pressure, can be that peer pressure can persuade you not to continue to smoke or drink.
When working on a virtual team as in an Internet class, the development of trust is even more difficult to obtain because there is not the face-to- face interaction. When there is fear of conflict, the doors to communication close. Think about a time when an issue came up, but wasn’t addressed because of the fear of conflict. The fear of conflict can create an artificial harmony, where resentment and distrust develop. As this tension builds it delays productivity and resolution of the initial conflict.
While implementing the ‘Dislike’ button seems pretty harmless to most of us, it could actually leave a negative impact on individuals, society and businesses. The use of ‘Dislike’ button on Facebook could very well hurt a person mentally and emotionally. Imagine writing a status on Facebook about your day and someone gives you a ‘dislike’. That action alone could already make you question to what you are doing wrong and leave you feeling negative for the whole day. What more if it is a ten or a hundred thumbs down?
According to senior researcher at University of West of England's Centre for Appearance Research, Dr. Phillippa Diedrichs, stated that "The more time spent on Facebook, the more likely people are to self-objectify themselves.” This is important because as people of any age spend time on a media platform they start to second guess themselves on how they are supposed to look like. Therefore, there is just not one type of body or person that everyone is supposed to have or look like because everyone is different and beautiful in their own way. With social media being a huge deal they can feel self-conscious about themselves. In addition, stated by Roxby “about 60% of the public feels ashamed on how they feel and aren’t comfortable with themselves.” This shows that with all the toxicity and negativity out on the web, young people are becoming more and more uncertain about their appearance. With all the social content being fairly new, it can be a very excellent influence for young people but once when someone starts to contradict another person that individual can start feeling ambiguity about
And the person who is on their phone, checking their emails or reading a text is not even aware of the social catastrophe they are causing. In today’s society more and more people are communicating behind their screens rather than having face to face conversations. Addiction to social media via smartphones and computers is a serious problem. We must make a conscious effort to step away from our screens and interact with one another and start to live more productive lives. (Reveal Topic) III.
Ethnic discrimination is a problem that affects people easily and can be found on social media. Social media has been promoted as a positive opportunity, “but locally and in actual practice, the role of the media is less positive. It has frequently been documented that ethnicism and racism are exacerbated by at least some of the media, as well as by the political, and social elites that control them or have preferential access to them”(Van Dijk, 1991,1993). Ethnicity discrimination on the media has been to the point where people who read it and are affected, usually the minority groups, are not able to do anything about it. “Conservative and popular press especially indulges in sometimes blatant ‘foreigner bashing’ and reproduction and affirmation of racial prejudice” (Van Dijk, 1999).
Jena Saucier 3/5/2013 Negatives of Love Online In today’s society, more people are choosing to find love over the internet, whether it be a dating website or Facebook. There are many negative consequences to looking for love online. Such as no visual communication, false identities and how much time it takes up from one’s personal life. One reason why people shouldn’t find love online is because you never really know is on the other side of the screen. There have been cases where teens meet people over the internet and have an online relationship, but when they end up meeting it isn’t exactly who they thought it would be.