Victor Balasa, creator of the article, Why Social Networking Isn't as Bad You Think shares all the positive points of the use of Social Networking in your day-to-day life. Balasa shares that in order for us to connect with as many people in real life as we do via social networking it would be disastrous. He describes that as humans we wear many masks, put on fronts for certain people and social media is an outlet for that. We can truly be ourselves on our sites. It gives us a sense of security that face to face meetings do not.
Other bloggers have a different view on this topic such as Kelsey Sunstrum. Her article, How Social Media Effects Our Self-Perceptions tells of the dangers and cautions of social networking. She warns readers that sites such as Instagram lead us to feel depressed because of the pressure to post a fabulous picture where you look good have good clothes on and are with the right people doing the most fun activities.
In my opinion, times have changed and Social Networking is a large part of life. Its a positive part of life if you use if for positive things. There is not a way around it. But we also don't need to use it as an excuse to lessen our face to face encounters with real life people. Having actual social skills are just as important as social networking skills. In order to be the best you possible focus on positive things in life and on social media. Embrace change but don't forget where you came from.
