Task 2: The use of social media is replacing face-to-face interaction among many people in society. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In

this

golden age of the Internet, it is understandable that more and more users prefer virtual communication through social networking sites to

the

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real

one

. In my opinion, I believe that the drawbacks resulting from

this

trend outweigh its benefits. On the

one

hand, using social media can help

people

gain social advantages. First of all, there has been a tendency to live as a nuclear family so that

people

may have fewer opportunities to keep in touch with their relatives.

However

, video-call

function

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from several social networking sites these days can handle

this

problem, it enables them to maintain interactions with their families and friends, especially the scattered ones.

Moreover

, a large number of fellows having similar interests can be connected through the Internet regardless of geographical

barrier

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, which benefits users by creating more new relationships and expanding their social circle.

On the other hand

, these merits mentioned above

also

have some limitations and I suppose that they are outweighed by more adverse impacts. In terms of social interaction, communicating virtually

instead

of directly may lessen

one

's chances of developing

their

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interpersonal skills. Even though

people

already have had screen-to-screen conversations, it is still different to act with other

people

and react to how other

people

are acting when dealing with

life

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interaction.

Additionally

, the Internet's

flourish

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may be at a cost of privacy

due to

the rapid growth of cybercrime.

For example

, users can get their personal information stolen by hackers /get stolen their personal information by hackers/, especially financial market

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one

, or become victims of online scammers. In conclusion, the use of social media addresses some positive aspects

for

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the convenience of communication.

Nevertheless

, from my perspective, the disadvantages of

this

replacement for face-to-face interaction are more considerable than its advantages

as a result

of social and financial elements.