Interesting article . I feel like its so true we tend to spend so much time glued to our social media accounts that we forget what communicating face fo face really is .
This is super interesting! Actually, one of my classmates in a different class looked into how social media effects or perpetuates depression in individuals, and social media sure does effect people in the worst ways (depression, instigating loneliness, etc.)
I wouldn't generalize, but my experience wise, I do see and know many individuals who just spend their time on their phones and social media; caring just so much what will people say. They care more about editing their posts or checking how they look like than caring to go out somewhere with real friends. It is kind of scary that some people can be their true-self only on social media, but when it comes to reality and in-person, such true-self-personality just doesn't exists/function anymore.
Wonder how this applies now that people can physically see their screen time on their iphones. Has your productivity gone up since reading this article? I feel like posts like these make me feel guilty for looking down at my phone in a coffee shop. (Even though that's not the purpose of this article) I think that NPR is onto something though, we socialize with less eye contact now, and I feel like it can be hard to hold conversations now, because we take information in bite sized amounts for more than two hours a day, daily.
This is so true. I know friends and family that spend lots of time of social media such as Facebook and Instagram. They seem much more comfortable using their electronic devices to connect and communicate with others than face-to-face communication. I would suggest that we go out first to a mall and or the park see how people interact in a wide open space; then after some time going to parks and malls, I would suggest we go to a family event to see if they became more comfortable with seeing and talking with family and friends that way. It did help some family and friends come out of their shell and be more open with others. I think that connecting and communicating on social media is good but only to a certain extent.
Interesting article . I feel like its so true we tend to spend so much time glued to our social media accounts that we forget what communicating face fo face really is .
ReplyDeleteThis is super interesting! Actually, one of my classmates in a different class looked into how social media effects or perpetuates depression in individuals, and social media sure does effect people in the worst ways (depression, instigating loneliness, etc.)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't generalize, but my experience wise, I do see and know many individuals who just spend their time on their phones and social media; caring just so much what will people say. They care more about editing their posts or checking how they look like than caring to go out somewhere with real friends. It is kind of scary that some people can be their true-self only on social media, but when it comes to reality and in-person, such true-self-personality just doesn't exists/function anymore.
ReplyDeleteWonder how this applies now that people can physically see their screen time on their iphones. Has your productivity gone up since reading this article? I feel like posts like these make me feel guilty for looking down at my phone in a coffee shop. (Even though that's not the purpose of this article) I think that NPR is onto something though, we socialize with less eye contact now, and I feel like it can be hard to hold conversations now, because we take information in bite sized amounts for more than two hours a day, daily.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true. I know friends and family that spend lots of time of social media such as Facebook and Instagram. They seem much more comfortable using their electronic devices to connect and communicate with others than face-to-face communication. I would suggest that we go out first to a mall and or the park see how people interact in a wide open space; then after some time going to parks and malls, I would suggest we go to a family event to see if they became more comfortable with seeing and talking with family and friends that way. It did help some family and friends come out of their shell and be more open with others. I think that connecting and communicating on social media is good but only to a certain extent.
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