Analyse both the positive and negative effects of social media on the way we
communicate.
positive: Connect more people
cost effective  incentivize people to talk more
negative: Introduce slangs  mis understanding between generations
limited social interaction
Social media have had an immense impact on the way people communicate with
each other. There are certain upsides to conversing online such as the widespread
connectivity or the cost-effective nature of the activity, while the disadvantages it brings
are misunderstanding and limited social interaction.
It is no doubt that social media as of today has found its way into every person’s
life. The popularity of social media platforms combined is huge, which makes chatting
with acquaintances and close friends and family alike as simple as finding their social
media profile. Some sites, notably WhatsApp, even allow for cross-site chatting and
video calling, ensuring a deeply connected and smooth user experience. Furthermore,
social media is a long term, cost-effective solution, as the service of major social media
platforms are free, which incentivize people to be more open and expressive on the
Web than in real life. Everyone has that one friend that send friend requests to everyone
and always be actively posting and chatting on Facebook, some people might say that
is annoying, but really, that friend is just enjoying the benefits of social media to the
fullest.
Social media is great, but without its downside. Free speech has given way for
the young to “invent” new phrases and slangs that older people just could not catch up
to. The situation is made worse when the youth is actively trying to insert these slangs
into everyday conversation, which as a result, further widen the generation gap and
misunderstanding. Conversing online also lacks the social interaction face-to-face
conversation brings about. The intonation, the hand gesture and the emotion are all lost
on social media platforms, which make the conversation boring and dry, ultimately
ruining the relationship.
In conclusion, social media platforms connect people easily while at the same
time being cost-effective for long term communication. On the other hand, social media
is the perpetrator in the making of slangs that create misunderstanding and in the
process of drying out conversations and relationships