Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individual and societies. To what extent do you agree?

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There are people who are convinced that Facebook and other social site have a great negative effect on our society. I side with these believers because using these
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frequently is time-consuming and can lead to some feeling lonely and depressed;
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, social networking
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are cheap and have connected many around,
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as long-lost friends and families. 
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with, there are too many social networking sides, and a significant number of our population have access to them all.
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means that society spends a considerable amount of time using these socials, leaving little or no time for other activities.
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to that, people mainly post happy times or filtered pictures making others feel worthless, which
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leads to them feeling lonely and depressed,especially youngsters.
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, there is an increase in the number of teenagers with mental health issues which is associated with social networking
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as Facebook and Instagram. Saying that, since Facebook was established, the connection among each other never has been faster and cheaper. It only takes a mobile phone or a computer, and you find yourself communicating with others who might be living on the other side of the globe for a small amount of money, something that, less than two decades ago, was impossible.
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, in the past, those people who lived abroad used top-up mobile phones to communicate with their loved ones, which
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to being expensive, often there was a poor connection, which made the whole experience inconvenient. In conclusion, I am in favour of the argument that social
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have had a negative impact on human lives, but I
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, believe that has improved communication significantly. As long as one is able to discipline themselves and control the amount of time used on these socials, I think that we should continue to use them.
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