In today’s world technology is basically in most of every part of our lives. Many people believes that they can’t imagine living without technology and social media. So, does social media and how we use the technology effects our daily life?
Technology enables us to stay in touch with friends’ way easier and helps us to keep up with them even when we are busy with school works, exams and etc. We can send messages, open video calls or even play online games together when we can’t meet up. It helps us feel connected, even if we live far apart. Also, for shy people, technology can make people meet with new people, making friends way easier. For example, they can join to online communities where they have common interests with others and feel comfortable.
However, there are also some negative effects. Many people have lots of “friends” on social media and we may think it is a good thing but sometimes it’s actually not. Sometimes people online may not be fully honest with us. They can even be fake. For example, some people pretend to be younger or someone else entirely. There have even been cases where a grown-up acts like a teenager to make friends online. This can be dangerous and can give us wrong ideas about people. Also relying too much on online friendships may make it harder to socialize in real life, because we get used to communicating only through screens instead of face-to-face conversations.
In my opinion technology is a powerful tool for us. It can help us stay in contact and sometimes even makes us have an entertaining time with our friends when we meet up. But also, it shouldn’t make us replace our real-life friendships. We should also make time for face-to-face meetings and conversations.