Better-Nevers Of Social Media Summary
The Better-Nevers of Social Media
“Closer to people I’m far away from, but maybe farther from the people I’m close enough to” (Rose, 613) This short post perfectly sums up social media. Written by the author of the article, Josh Rose’s friend, he explains his feeling on the revolution of the internet. Josh Rose himself believes that the social media movement has brought forth positive changes. His examples not only include his friend who was able to reach people from far away but his son who is now able to have those daily mundane talks without having to see his father day to day. Rose also brings up information about a post he recently viewed on Facebook, the headline reading “In China, microblogs finding abducted kids” in which he states that their form of social media was able to save children as young as the age of six from their abductors. Rose explains that people fall into three …show more content…
For those who shake as they glide their fingers against the keyboard awaiting the slue of bad mouthing and name calling, social media has become their worst nightmare. It is a portal in which sleep does not exist and that at any time, day or night, an on slaughter of bulling occurs. It is difficult to say that social media is positive when it allows such things as bulling to occur. Rose mentions reading positive articles about different experiences where Facebook and other websites have came in handy to bring forth positive changes. It is easy to say, that for every article that Rose reads about the favorable efforts these websites can bring, that he will also be able to discover articles that state that the same websites have lead to teenage suicide and body issues. Even the good cannot out weigh the bad. In 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey that stated 16.2% of kids had been bullied online
“Closer to people I’m far away from, but maybe farther from the people I’m close enough to” (Rose, 613) This short post perfectly sums up social media. Written by the author of the article, Josh Rose’s friend, he explains his feeling on the revolution of the internet. Josh Rose himself believes that the social media movement has brought forth positive changes. His examples not only include his friend who was able to reach people from far away but his son who is now able to have those daily mundane talks without having to see his father day to day. Rose also brings up information about a post he recently viewed on Facebook, the headline reading “In China, microblogs finding abducted kids” in which he states that their form of social media was able to save children as young as the age of six from their abductors. Rose explains that people fall into three …show more content…
For those who shake as they glide their fingers against the keyboard awaiting the slue of bad mouthing and name calling, social media has become their worst nightmare. It is a portal in which sleep does not exist and that at any time, day or night, an on slaughter of bulling occurs. It is difficult to say that social media is positive when it allows such things as bulling to occur. Rose mentions reading positive articles about different experiences where Facebook and other websites have came in handy to bring forth positive changes. It is easy to say, that for every article that Rose reads about the favorable efforts these websites can bring, that he will also be able to discover articles that state that the same websites have lead to teenage suicide and body issues. Even the good cannot out weigh the bad. In 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey that stated 16.2% of kids had been bullied online