Some people believe that social media sites, such as Facebook or Twitter, have a negative impact on young people and their ability to form personal relationships. Others believe that these sites bring people together ia a beneficial way.

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There is no doubt that social
media
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sources are having more influence on
people
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's lives nowadays. There are different points of view on
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topic. Some users suppose that Facebook or Twitter are causing
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for
younger
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generation making them unable to create social connections.
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others state that social networks help
people
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to unite. According to some opinions, there are some dangerous impacts on young
people
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. Watching famous
people
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through the screen makes the wrong vision which is not true in most cases. Toxic productivity shown in social
media
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makes youngsters feel frustrated and less self-confident. It might cause some troubles with mental health, which affects
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real life
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relationships and forming new communications.
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, there is a different point of view. Contrarians of the
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group state that social
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unites
people
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through their interests in a positive way. There are lots of communities in social networks that are divided into themes. Some participants can
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manage festivals or meetings and help
people
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to find their mates. Some of the participants can even become friends in real life through these events. To put it in a nutshell, social
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has undoubtedly
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of impacts on
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generation. Some of them might be distractive and even dangerous for
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life,
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others help
people
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to get acquainted and create new relationships, which means
to become
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more socially active. It seems that internet communities divided into fields of
interests
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are bringing much more benefits for
people
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than disadvantages caused by the
media
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.

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