User talk:Beachstudent

The rise of social media has changed many aspects of our lives, most importantly the dynamic of our relationships and what a relationship in 2022 entails. If we ask our grandparents, "how did your love make it 50 years?" or "what's your secret?" I am sure they will give us a 'lovey dovey', sappy answer that makes us question parts of our own relationships. There is just one thing missing when we compare relationships from the 1950's to relationships in 2022, social media. Since recent generations have not experienced life without social media it is hard to notice the impact or influence it has on our minds. When our minds are being affected so consistently it has a direct correlation to how we perceive the outside world. Essentially, this means anything we feel on the inside, will alter how we perceive the outside. Somewhat of a silly example of this would be if your mom, your whole life told you a stop sign was the color green, you would go about life believing a stop sign was green without question and every time you pass a stop sign you would associate it with green. This is because when we are born we are a “blank slate” as they call it, we can be taught anything. With technology being now apart of our world and something new generations have never lived without it is so heavilty influenced on us and our relationships outside of technology it has cause the dynamic of what a relationship looks like to change, we are now expected to show our appreciation for our loved ones through social media and on the other hand we are granted so much more access to the secret lives of our partners, more than anyone has before. It is hard for me to say that this is a good or bad thing, technology is something that cannot be black and white. There is so much grey area to be considered and discussed through this topic. These studies linked below have researched the influence of technology on relationships and can give the reader a better insight on how this is truly affecting todays society.

University, U. S. (2019, November 18). New study shows impact of technology on relationships. Welcome To Utah State University. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://www.usu.edu/today/story/new-study-shows-impact-of-technology-on-relationships

Vogels, E. A., & Anderson, M. (2021, June 5). Dating and relationships in the Digital age. Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/05/08/dating-and-relationships-in-the-digital-age/