1- Read this and write a reply. Do you agree or not? Why? Please write 150 words. Do not say in this essay, writer stated that…. Please use “you”. This is a discussion, write like you are talking to him.
My younger who is 14 started Instagram about a year ago. He just wanted to keep adding friends. The same goes with his snap chat. It was like he was in a competition with his friends to who had the most friends. I remember years ago when I was using Face book I had some outrageous number of so called friends. Something up in the 700 amount. Were they true friends, absolutely not. My father who is not computer savvy just recently joined face book because he is disabled and he just said to me guess what I now have 20 friends .
I do agree that socially media help us stay and be connected but I do not think it helps us develop true friendship. True friendship is something that needs to be developed and nourished through direct human contact and communication. A true friend is there for you in person when you need them.The best way you build true friendships or relationships and can truly feel the sincerity of a person’s communication is directly face to face. Proximity and touching are vital parts in human communication and are important components in building true friendships.
I do believe that once a true friendship is developed in person socially media can help aid in easier ways to keep in touch at strengthen the bonds that you made. For example Skype or Face Time is a wonderful way to strengthen relationships from friends or family members that have moved away. It is nice that a grandparent can see their grandchildren live when they talk to them. It does make people feel closer when they are miles away. With my father using Face Book now he was able to rekindle relationships with true friends that he made years ago. However these good friends were made in person by being physically together in a social place like school or around the neighbor. Basically social media stating we are really connected is really is just a superficial type of connection.
2- Read this and write a reply. Do you agree or not? Why? Please write 150 words. Do not say in this essay, writer stated that…. Please use “you”. This is a discussion, write like you are talking to him.
I do agree that technology can diminish personal relationships rather than bringing us closer together. I think that so much time is wasted talking to people via text, facebook, twitter, etc. and it’s sad. Its ironic that “social” media diminishes your actual social skills. I for one would much rather have a face to face conversation than one via social media. Social media diminishes the need for eye contact, for meaningful conversation, and for the need to actually socialize. I hate social media. I really do. I have been slowly getting more and more off the social media grid for years now, and the only reason I have not totally left is because I use it as a source of news. Other than that I cannot get behind social media, and I cannot stand people who are so overwhelmed by it that they cannot take their eyes of their phone.