The Dazzle and Disease of Social Media

Social media has become very popular over the years, this has happened because technology has evolved beyond its means.  There are two articles that discuss the effects of social media today, they are “The Effects of Social Media How We Speak and Write” and “The Negative Effects of Social Media on Society and Individuals”. 

The first article by Miles Young gives a lengthy amount of effects that are brought on by the epidemic of social media.  Young suggest that with the booming social media we are learning a new language.  This is indeed true.  Most of what we say are acronym of phrase with “LOL” being the most widely, well know text.  “LOL” stands for “laugh out loud”; people have gone so far to forget that it is only an acronym and uses it in verbal sentences.  Young also hits on the use of “textspeak” in replacement of correct grammar.  People have gotten so used to texting that in the professional or school setting they mistakenly spell out “what” as “wht” or “I’ll be right back” as “BRB”. 

http://socialmediatoday.com/karenn1617/1745751/effects-social-media-how-we-speak-and-write

Brain Jung discusses more negative effects that social media has had on today’s society.  One major point that Jung talked about was cyber bullying.  Cyber bullying has become as serious as personal bullying, say in a school setting.  This type of bullying has become easier to engage in simply because with the internet you are able to stay anonymous.  Cyber bullying leads to suicide which is horrific.  Jung talks about the social media taking control of our real relationships.  Not having to connect in real ways with people face to face has been the number one outcome of advanced technology and social media.  Our real relationships are weaken because we spent more time connecting with strangers on dating site and other social networks like Instagram and Facebook. 

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/negative-effect-social-media-society-individuals-27617.html

Social media has good and bad prospects to it.  It can be very good at connecting long lost friends, connecting business partners who work at different ends of the world, or just connecting you to new things.  But it can also be a very bad thing; as Jung mentioned it is a cesspool full of cyberbullies.  It also lowers our ability to form new personal relationships (real relationships).  There should be a balance between social media and real life.