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Social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram has replaced face-to-face communication in our everyday life. Do the advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages?

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It is often argued that technological development has affected the
communication
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 approach of people.While some people believe that social platforms
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 as Instagram or Facebook have replaced face-to-face
communication
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. I strongly believe that the drawbacks of social
media
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 outweigh the positives.
This
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 essay will depict the trends of how social platforms affect our lifestyle. Looking
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 at the positives, a significant advantage of
communication
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 through the internet social
media
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 sources is that it can provide swiftness in
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 with friends and counterparts.
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 is because that the vast majority of the populace is online among the
media
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 platforms, where humanity is able to shoot up the breeze or make some virtual meetings within a short period of time via several clicks.
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, we see that a throng of people
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 installed popular social applications on their cell phones.
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, there are some negative moments of virtual
communication
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. Some members may hide their real
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 from the interlocutor, who
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 to use some blended tools in phone programs like emojis just not to show their real
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 or omit some vital details from the person with whom they speak.
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, there is another reason is that individuals tend to be isolated from the real world with all that entails.
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, it leads to poor mental health or concomitant depression. A good example is that the youth in the UK is so shy, and they can not communicate with their girlfriends because of the lack of
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 and knowledge.
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, these types may have a
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 impact on the populace. In conclusion, despite the benefit of the quickest type of
communication
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 through the Internet
media
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 applications, there are more disadvantages of
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 real world and hiding actual
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 should be
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 taken into consideration. (291 words)
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