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It’s simply amazing how many people spend countless hours on social media each day. Could it be that they are addicted to the process? What if the internet goes down, what will they do then I wonder? Not long ago, I was discussing this with an acquaintance, who seemed to be fascinated by all this and believed that it was a good thing for human relations. Well, there are “some” positives to this type of communication, but overall I’d say it’s a negative.

For example, it’s hurting productivity in the workplace, it’s taking time away from family and real friends, and it’s also clouding the true definition of friendship. An acquaintance of mine claimed that social media is allowing people to make friends on a daily basis. Well yes, but when we say “friendship”, how do you define that? What is a true friend? Someone ‘friending’ you on a Facebook page doesn’t mean they are a ‘real friend’: they may have never met them, may not know anything about them, may not really want to meet them, or may not even give Any information. more information than you have already posted for all to see.

My acquaintance suggests that people go to these networking sites to make lasting friendships. They may think that’s what they’re doing of course, but it seems to me more about self-gratification and “self-validation” or the desire to belong, or raising low self-esteem. I would say that a lot of people get into online social networking for many other reasons, which they themselves may not fully understand.

Is there more than one psychological human trait that these sites use to take advantage of the needs, wants and desires of their subscribers? Yes, it sounds like they’ve done an excellent job tapping into crowd psychology. In fact, if this is the case, isn’t it bringing out all the insecurities and problems with humanity? By doing so, by using the “belonging” charm and then engaging people in conversations geared toward the lowest common denominator, aren’t we just dumbing down society and making all humans stupid as hell? I mean I hate to say it bluntly here, but think about it.

We noticed that when the average American started watching 2-3 hours of television per day, average grades in school dropped, along with the overall IQ of the masses. Now it seems that people online have already surpassed that many hours online, and there’s not a lot of high-end thinking these days on these online social networks, so the excuse that people are making more friends online and, therefore, it is good for humanity, it is simply a total falsehood. Please consider all this.

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