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It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

#year #school #university
Most
people
 believe that social media platforms,
for
instance
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 Facebook, have negatively impacted both
individuals
 and society at large.
However
, I do not agree with
this
 popular sentiment because I have noticed several positives that occurred since the dawn and full development of
such
sites
.
Firstly
, with regard to
individuals
, social networking
sites
 have brought friends and families across the globe virtually closer together.
For example
, the negative feelings of being isolated and emptiness, are minimised when
people
 are far away from each other.
Besides
 the need for social interaction,
individuals
 are kept to date with the latest information in their circles.
Secondly
, anyone using social media is able to empower themselves as they have access to a lot of unlimited free information, which some are taking advantage of for their personal enrichment. Different
individuals
 started businesses, collaborations, got employment, and other meaningful ideas to support their livelihoods.
Therefore
, the use of social networking
sites
 uplifted
people
 in all sectors of life.
However
,
while
 there are benefits at an individual level, the effects are damning at a local community level. Communities have benefited less, because everyone is losing physical interaction with each other.
For
this
 reason,
people
 in a society have lost trust in each other, which I think is a key factor to a successful and developed community.
To conclude
, in my view, the positive individual developments brought by social networking
sites
 into societies outweigh what most
people
 believe. As social media continue to evolve, and we continue to learn about its negative effects, so shall our societies find ways to adapt and turn the drawbacks into successes.
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