Two way communications
I think I’m probably in a minority group, but I can honestly say that if social media does have a negative impact on my life, it’s probably through lack of use rather than excessive use. Feel free to take a look at my Facebook page, maybe I have made one post this year? Possibly two? For me I feel that interpersonal, and dyadic communication are the most valuable types of communication. Don’t get me wrong, social media has certainly added value to my life, without it, to contact my family I would have to place expensive international calls to my family in the UK. With social media, however, I can chat to them for free, and if they’re not available I can just drop an instant message. I do believe though, that social media is intoxicating for some people. As McLuhan says, “media shape the process of thought,” and I think we are in danger of losing interpersonal communication as a skill.