Many people believe that social networking sites (such as facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. to what extent do you agree?

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, it is believed by many that individual people as well as society are more vulnerable to the detrimental effects of social networking sites, rather than positively impacted.
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my opinion, though these sites can be negative on the societal level as it makes people inert, but beneficial to individuals in terms of collaborations. On the one hand, the effects that social networking sites like Facebook have on societies can be seen as negative only. People are addicted to social media, which encourages them to live in a virtual world.
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, rather than individuals taking part in communities, they are
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interested in people online.
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, societies as a whole are likely to fragment and disjoint.
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instance, our age-old tradition of greeting our families, and local community and peers by visiting them physically have become obsolete.
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, with regard to individuals, there are a number of arguments to favour my stance. The most preponderant one, social media breeds new connections, and enable sharing of ideas leading to constructive collaboration between individuals who
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could have never been interacted because of social, geographical, and practical barriers.
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, Social Spin and Building Brand are good examples, whose cofounder met with social media and are now building and thriving companies together. To conclude,
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social networking sites have brought people closer, they do not have the same effect on societies or local communities.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • erosion
  • face-to-face
  • interactions
  • privacy concerns
  • data breaches
  • misinformation
  • polarize
  • cyberbullying
  • online harassment
  • procrastination
  • productivity
  • social isolation
  • dissemination
  • breeding ground
  • vast amounts
  • personal information
  • mental health
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