Question

Social media has really become a major part of most peoples’ lives. A recent article in the Washington Post claims that teenagers on average spend 6 to 8 hours a day on social media. Adults also spend extensive time on social media as well. One of the major issues involved with the success or failure of social media is how many of a person’s friends are also using the same social media. Facebook is a form of social media that dominates much of the social media landscape. Grandma and grandpa as well as mom and dad are all on Facebook and most people have an account in order to socially interact with others in a common space. Yet there are many people who find the information sharing policies of Facebook distasteful. Others find the interactions on Facebook to be unpleasant and the content pointless.

If so many people dislike Facebook then why is it still such an important social media website? Why don’t more people simply leave if they dislike its services? Why do people continue to use a social media site even when they find the services it provide to be distasteful? What alternatives to social media sites do you think should exist? Why?

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Answer) Social media,in particular Facebook has become part of our lives,especially young people,power of such a site exists in its universal approach,there are more than 2 billion users on Facebook,its no longer who is on Facebook,it is who is not on Facebook,no matter how much a person dislike it ,they don't have an option,further their presence is not significant given the huge pool of users,further add the aspect of peer pressure,if there is an event being planned on Facebook or your friends have posted pictures of some event,you would be missing out on it and that could lead to awkward situation,add to that your friends who are living far off you can see what is happening in their lives too so it is important and more people don't leave it because it is extremely popular,it is part of our lives and fear of missing out is too big to ignore,talking about alternatives to social media,one could be more onus on simple means of using communication,developing friendships at school and being more active outside of social media,parents can also spend more time with kids too,another aspect can be more social gatherings amongst teenagers,adults so people who are using social media doesn't all of a sudden feel cut off from world if it is no longer there,these are some alternatives to social media as these can provide a social need which social media exists for and can fill that fear of missing out gap easily.

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