15 minute writing

Social media has made us less social.

There is little expression of irony in the term social media, for the word social might be doubted for its true meaning, that it is contrasted to the society's perceptions. I think social media has made us less social.

Yes, there is no doubt, social media is spelt with a " social ", but in true aspects, social media is not very socializing at all. People on the internet socialise through platforms- a two way communication and interaction based field-, and assume that they are socialising with friends or family. In actual fact, these subtle words and alphabets entered into the computer cannot express one's feelings or expressions through it. There is not feel. There is no sense of care and concern. It is just plain descriptions. Socialising needs these factors, but social media inevitably lacks.

For example, people nowadays use facebook to talk to their families or friends, and when it is school time, they rather be alone, or emotional. They rather be lonely, and then socialise in the platforms. As such, they are constricted to the platforms to communicate, and if this drags on, gradually, they might be depressed. Their life would have no colour; no spark- the fact that social media is robbing us of it. Ironically, social media would love to help us socialise, but it lacks the originality of social bonds, through expressions and further body ethics.

Hence, Social Media is ironically not very socialising, and the ones who often "socialise" in the platforms would be the ones unsociable in our present lives.

Benedict (: