I came across an article that excited me for the simple fact that it had some interesting ideas about social networks being bad for communication. I personally hate social networks and I think that it is weakening our communication skills.
A study showed that one in seven college students say that social networking sites cause isolation. The more time we spend on social networks the less time we are spending in face to face communication. People are having trouble speaking face to face and would rather text or talk over the computer to say what they have to say.
The study also showed that students use social networks to express feelings of depression and loneliness with nearly 70 percent of students reporting that they have read posts from friends that seemed like a cry for emotional help.
Humans need something to live for, and in life relationships are important. Eye contact, touch and verbal contact are necessary parts of human relationships and are necessary for humans to thrive. These things can't be replaced by social networks and virtual relationships.
It's amazing how something so convenient and popular could possibly be weakening the human communication process yet now one see's the harm in this. I can say from experience that I have seen the negative effects from social networks and I try my best not to get to involved or caught up in them as well.
Food for thought; "If belonging works like a hunger, than Facebook could be like junk food. It's easy, it's quick, but its not as good as actual face-to-face communication, deep, rich connections" - Professor Wendi Gardner
Interesting. Where is this article?
ReplyDeleteI came across it on dailynorthwestern.com and I also studied about it in my Interpersonal Communications class as well.
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