THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SOCIETY AND RELATIONSHIPS

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SOCIETY AND RELATIONSHIPS

INTRODUCTION

AS WE KNOW IN THIS GENERATION SOCIAL MEDIA BECAME A PART OF OUR LIFE AND IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE. SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MERITS AND DEMERITS AND AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE TITLE I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT “THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SOCIETY AND RELATIONSHIPS “

WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?

SO WHEN YOU HAVE READ THE TITLE YOU HAVE READ THE WORD “SOCIAL MEDIA”. SO WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? SO BASICALLY SOCIAL MEDIA ARE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT FACILITATE THE CREATION AND SHARING OF INFORMATION IDEAS, INTERESTS, AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPRESSION THROUGH VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES AND NETWORKS. LIKE INSTAGRAM,FACEBOOK,TWITTER,LINKEDLN ETC. LET US DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

PROS:-

ANYONE CAN PUBLISH THEIR THOUGHT ONLINE LIKE MOST OF US ARE ON INSTAGRAM WE USED TO SEE REELS WHICH IS VIDEO IN WHICH A PERSON TELL THEIR THOUGHT AND IT ALSO SPREADS AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE WHICH WE DON’T KNOW. IT IS A FREE SOURCE OF INFORMATION. 

IT HELPS US TO MAKE FRIENDS LIKESOME PEOPLE USE DISCORD, AND MOST OF US USE SNAPCHAT OR INSTAGRAM TO MAKE ONLINE FRIENDS.

IT IS AN EDUCATION TOOL AS SOME PEOPLE TEACH ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR FREE WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL FOR STUDENTS

IT HELPS IN EARNING MONEY BY MAKING VIDEOS AND POSTING THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EG:- ON INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE, AND FACEBOOK, OR SOME PEOPLE EARN THROUGH ADS.

CONS:-

IT CAN LEAD TO ADDICTION IF WE  USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 2-3 HOURS REGULARLY WITHOUT BREAKS IT WILL MAKE US LAZY AND WE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING.

IT CAN LEAD TO BODY IMAGES ISSUE IF WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR ACCOUNT GETS HACKED OUR PERSONAL THINGS WILL GET LEAKED. THEREFORE WE SHOULD NOT SHARE ANYTHING PERSONAL WITH ANY STRANGER

IT CAN SPREAD MISINFORMATION LIKE SOME FAKE NEWS AS YOU KNOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA THINGS SPREAD VERY ESPECIALLY FAKE THINGS. NOT ALL THINGS YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE TRUE OR REAL.

IT CAN INCREASE YOUR STRESS IF YOU SCROLL SOCIAL MEDIA ALL THE NIGHT YOU WILL NOT SLEEP AND IF YOUR PERSONAL THINGS GET LEAKED OR SOMEONE BLACKMAILS YOU THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR STRESS.

SUMMARY

SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HAVE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON INTERPERSONAL AND INTRAPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

PEOPLE NEED TO MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE, AS  TOO MUCH TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT NUMEROUS ASPECTS OF LIFE.