Communicating through social media What do we gain? What do we lose?

Communicating through social media

What do we gain? What do we lose?

America Now: Electronic Intimacy

• pros• More efficient expression of our feelings e.g.

instantaneous affirmation or rejection• New algorithm helps find more potential

friends that might form intimate relationship• Introduce a new mode of thinking and

encourage advanced technology

America Now: Electronic Intimacy • Cons• degrade our offline life by spending more time

on social media


• overwhelming choices and false hope• unreliable to predict the long-term

relationships


• fading pleasure• Ironically, some people prefer communicate

via social network rather than talk in person.

America Now: Chat History

• Pros.• - Leaves history so that you can look back

whenever you want.• - Fast and convenient• - Gives you time so that you can be more

careful with your words.•

America Now: Chat History

• Cons.• - Hard to have deep interaction while

communicating• - Hard to know the others feeling (facial

expression) when communicating• I can’t really find cons in my passage...

America Now : Is technology destroying social bonds?

• Pros• Social media – provide us the opportunity to

stay instantly in touch with others locally, nationally and internationally.

• We can make us sound meaningful and intelligent through editing before sending the text message.

America Now : Is technology destroying social bonds?

• Cons• Social networking sites serve as tools for procrastination • Our lives revolve around receiving digital messages and we

spend hours on screens.• Even if we are geographically close we talk to each other online• May cause anxiety among those of us afraid of in-person

conversation. (party) • Making us feel more comfortable speaking through texts. ( e.g

on a date) • Digital communication has talken away from what makes human

thrive – the ability to express thoughts through in- person discussion.

America Now: Is texting killing romance?

• For: On the positive side, affectionate texts did help relationships agreements.

• Against: A recent study found that for couples who communicated by text for things like apologies, disagreements and decision-making, the women reported less satisfaction in their relationship. For men who reported less satisfaction in their relationship it was because of too much texting.


• For: Relationships that stemmed from social media and texting can form quick bonds

• Against: but not necessarily ones with deep or long-lasting intimacy.


• How do people reclaim romance in a texting world?

I think it’s up to both men and women to not put expectations on others and put their energy into real interaction.


• Some love interests were meant to only be friends. Some friends were meant to only be messengers. In the case of texting or online communication, it should not be a substitute for real interaction.

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Communicating through social media What do we gain? What do we lose?