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The use of social media is replacing face-to-face interaction among many people in society. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

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Nowadays, more and more
people
use
 social
media
 flat
instead
 of meeting each other directly. Despite some obvious advantages of
this
 trend, I believe that there are outweighed by the disadvantages On the one hand, there are a number of major benefits when we
use
 social
media
 for a lot of purposes, especially contacting each other.
Firstly
, Social
media
 is the best tool that keeps in touch without limiting geography or time.
For example
,
although
 you away from me for a thousand miles, I still contact you. The only thing you just only need is a phone with available networking.
Secondly
, when we
use
 social
media
 to contact other
people
, we can
use
 it anywhere we want, and we don’t have to go out. It helps to decrease using vehicles, and mitigate congestion and air pollution.
Finally
, we can save a lot of money and time, because we don’t have to pay for beverages as we meet someone outside.
On the other hand
, I believe that the drawbacks are more significant than
such
 advantages. The first drawback is the number of obese
people
 is increasingly significant. I agree that more
people
 are so addicted to social
media
 that they do not really care enough about their health. They are becoming lazy and less active. Another negative effect is more
people
 in society become afraid of strangers when they have to expose other
people
 outside. They are becoming introverted and phones which they cannot live without is being their best friend.
Therefore
, depression is more popular nowadays. In conclusion, I would argue that social
media
 brings more drawbacks than benefits.
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