User talk:Alemnn

Social and Technological changes
In the "How Social Media Affects Communication" article, it talks about the positive and negative effects of social media's impact on communication. The article states that social media affects communication by speeding it up and it also gives a platform to people who want to show case their talent. According to surveys, "39% of respondents felt closer to their friends because of social media while 26% felt they had more friends because of social media." I agree that social media makes it easier to have more access to communicating with people and make more friends. The article also states that social media has a negative effect on our in real life social skills because social media isolates us. According to the article, "studies show that 11% of adults prefer to stay home on weekends and make posts on Facebook instead of going out and acquiring real life experiences." The article also states that the over usage of social media ruins our grammar. I agree that using social media affects our social skills in a negative way. I think we should restrict our social media usage and spend more time interacting with people in real life rather than communicating with someone via social media for a long period of time. For example, during my experiment where I didn't use my phone for 72 hours, I realized how much I depend on my phone, so it was a very difficult experience. Towards the end of the experiment, I wasn't as reliant on my phone.

On the "Social Media's Growing Impact on Our Lives" article, it talks about how the usage of social has negative impacts on teens social skills and cognitive development. According to the article, "studies show adolescents who spent the most time on social and the least time in face-to face interaction reported the most loneliest." I agree that social media tends to isolate people and instead of spending most of your time on social media, you should focus on copresence interactions more and limit how much time you spend on social media. The article also claims that social media usage media usage can be linked to low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. While I agree, the author doesn't have reliable evidence to support this claim. With social media being one of our agents of socialization today, I think we shouldn't expose children to technology from a young age since it affects brain development. I think parents should limit and monitor their child's social media usage if they're letting their child use technology at an early age. Alemnn (talk) 03:41, 12 January 2023 (UTC)