INFORMEDdebate
Are social media
YES
actually making us
less social?
from members:
Kimberly Trask
Kapolei, HI
Ninety percent of
communication is
body language, and
with the loss of
visual communica-
tion a whole dimension of
conversation is [lost].
FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND other social media networks have changed the
way people interact with each other. Some believe that while social media
do make us more connected, this connection comes at the sacrifice of
real conversation and close relationships. Others argue that these networks encourage us to have more close relationships and meet people
with whom we share common interests.
What do you think?
Rachel Bowman
Sarasota, FL
People need to learn
to communicate
verbally so that
issues and topics are
not misconstrued
through the written word.
Find out more about this topic on the Web:
•
www.mashable.com (Search “Is social media
actually making us less connected?”)
•
www.pbs.org (Search “Social media friends
translate into real-life friendships”)
Deborah Bailey
Howell, MI
People sit around
texting to others,
without interacting
with those around
them. The art of
conversation is quickly fading.
•
www.google.com (Search “social
networking positive and negative”)
NO
from members:
Sameer Mullick
Orange, CT
There are more
one-on-one inter-
actions with friends.
It helps us keep
connected with lost
friends and find new ones.
Adria Christy
Omaha, NE
I use social media to
keep connected with
people I wouldn’t
normally get to talk
to in my daily life. It
has no effect on my social life
other than that.
Kip Kay Kapinos
Bozeman, MT
Email [allows] us to
reconnect with old
friends and classmates, but, socially,
we see many of our
favorite folks at Costco.
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