"Being there" or being there?
How social media has changed our quality of life.
Have you recently opened your Instagram, Facebook or even Snapchat and felt as if you were somewhere else? You double tap because you see that the Braves just had a great game from your friend's post or maybe you feel like you're at the Taylor Swift concert singing Fifteen right along with twenty thousand others because you viewed multiple Snapchat stories. Maybe you find yourself feeling as if you were sitting right along 30-A from looking through Facebook status' that your family has posted. All of these things are posing the question to the person taking these pictures, posting these status' and sending these snaps; Are you there? or are you "there"?
Being fully present in the world that we live in is extremely difficult due to the buzzing device that is attached to our side and constantly fighting for our attention. This type of new media has changed the way that we attend events, spend time with family and even the way that we think about spending time with others. Do you notice yourself picking our your outfit with the hopes of a great picture to post on Instagram? Or maybe realize that when you're with your friends playing a fun game that you'll post a Snapchat video instead of actually being in the moment? Did you really go on that hike if you didn't take a picture and post it?
Technology and social media are a Catch 22. It can be such a great thing, having this unbelievable technology, but it can be detrimental to our lives. Our relationships are at top things that are negatively affected by this.
There isn't a right or wrong way to use social media. However we have become engulfed into this new media and way of communicating with others so that we are missing out on life. This type of media can take away from priceless moments that we spend with our friends and family and make it seem like being there isn't as important as "being there." We must learn how to moderate our use with this type with this type of new media to save our relationships and genuinely live life.
Technology and social media are a Catch 22. It can be such a great thing, having this unbelievable technology, but it can be detrimental to our lives. Our relationships are at top things that are negatively affected by this.
There isn't a right or wrong way to use social media. However we have become engulfed into this new media and way of communicating with others so that we are missing out on life. This type of media can take away from priceless moments that we spend with our friends and family and make it seem like being there isn't as important as "being there." We must learn how to moderate our use with this type with this type of new media to save our relationships and genuinely live life.
