Socially….awkward?
Nov 29th, 2010 by crystallee
Has it ever occurred to you that social media and the technology we have today may have caused more number of people to be socially awkward than people in the older generation? Vancouver Sun recently conducted a survey that showed how many people in Vancouver and Canada thought that social media has made society more socially awkward. Vancouver Sun’s Gillian Shaw stated that “75 per cent of social media users check their email, text messages and social networking sites first thing before they get out of bed in the morning and last thing before they go to sleep at night.”
Today, social media is a part of almost everyone’s lives. However, this doesn’t necessarily make social media a good thing. In Shaw’s article, she stated that “eight in 10 people surveyed said they prefer face-to-face communication with family and almost as many say that about contact with friends.” People nowadays say they prefer face-to-face communication,, but let’s face it… More people use email, text messaging, and social networking sites to keep in touch rather than actually meeting up and have a decent conversation over coffee.
Last but not least, this video is somewhat old but for those of you who haven’t seen it, stay tuned for the next 4 minutes.
