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'SM' Social Media
In my younger days I had a tough time deciding amongst my circle of friends which of them was my “bff” best friends forever, today however with puberty having taken its due course, that dilemma of choice is now left at deciding which Social Media platform I enjoy spending countless amounts of hours on as it has become the only means of social interaction with others outside of my family.
It is referred to as Social Media, however my literal social life has taken a knocking as a result of Social Media, young people and young adults everywhere struggle to remain undistracted by this phenomenon in their majority, not slamming social media what so ever just pointing out the only negative I have come to experience about social media in my professional (being a Public Relations student) and personal (an avid user) relationship with the phenomenon.
Professionally Social Media provides positives in all aspects as it is used as a marketing tool, for interaction between brands and their stakeholders, it helps organisations respond quickly to criticism etc. just some of the many benefits.
For individuals either then keeping people who may be far from one another connected it has somewhat drove those who were close further apart, how often would you witness a group of friends sitting in a group setting but not conversing amongst each other but instead on their cellphones either talking or texting enthusiastically, a common image in today’s society, in a case of parents grounding their teenagers, making no difference unless grounding them along with their cellphones, which is their ultimate instrument in engaging through ‘SM’.
Do we as society find anything wrong with this social crippler or is it something we as human beings just need to get used to.
