Is Social Media killing our society?
One thing I realized that I didn’t need a confirmation on, which became really obvious in the past few weeks: Social Media have one major problem. They relinquish users from real life* and immerse them in a virtual customized space that supplies their needs but is incapable to quench the thirst for more.
People who use MySpace or Facebook or Twitter or Upcoming or whatever social networking tool - have the same basic needs: to connect with other people who - because of distance or other communication barriers - they cannot reach in real life. Or to have those friends they cannot meet anymore - ‘cuz of a messy schedule - close at hand (my case!).
But in their desperate need of trying to cope with reality’s challenges, users become transfixed and sometimes get so deep into “socializing” that even when the opportunity presents itself, they can’t have coffee with a friend as they’re too busy updating profiles or twitting about adding up followers.
Don’t know how we’re gonna solve this. I guess it’s up to each and everyone to set a limit on how much time these social apps can eat a day.
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*Romanian readers.