Clive Thompson Social Media Summary
Social Media Analysis
The surge of social media has an immense influence on teenagers as generation changes and freedom is limited. In Clive Thompson’s opinion piece ‘Don’t blame social media if your child is unsocial’ published on Wired on the 26-12-2013, brings forward the issue teenagers losing their social skills. Thompson in a measured yet firm tone, he inverts the notion that parents are the ones that causes this ‘epidemic’ in an attempt to make parents and readers of Wired recognise and actually unlock teenagers who are constantly caged up in the world of being on social media.
Initially, Thompson opens his letter by immediately exposing that teenagers are spending excessive time on technologies, swaying the audience to believe that …show more content…
He argues that levels of freedom have changed compared to early 80s and now where teenagers could ‘roam pretty widely’ with friends. However Thompson mentioned that it is due to media releasing horrifying but rare child abduction stories, that ‘shortened the leash on their kids’ in an attempt make parents recognise that shortening their leash on teens have its negative impact that causes them to lose their social skills. With being protected in this parental nest, and can not hangout as much as they desire, Thompson argues that eventually, these restrictions are causing teenagers to ‘move it online,’ in an effort to make parents believe that it is not teenager’s fault for losing their social skill as freedom is limited in this …show more content…
Thompson clarifies to the parents that ‘the problem is you; the solution is you’ thus challenges parents to conquer ‘irrational fear and give them more
The surge of social media has an immense influence on teenagers as generation changes and freedom is limited. In Clive Thompson’s opinion piece ‘Don’t blame social media if your child is unsocial’ published on Wired on the 26-12-2013, brings forward the issue teenagers losing their social skills. Thompson in a measured yet firm tone, he inverts the notion that parents are the ones that causes this ‘epidemic’ in an attempt to make parents and readers of Wired recognise and actually unlock teenagers who are constantly caged up in the world of being on social media.
Initially, Thompson opens his letter by immediately exposing that teenagers are spending excessive time on technologies, swaying the audience to believe that …show more content…
He argues that levels of freedom have changed compared to early 80s and now where teenagers could ‘roam pretty widely’ with friends. However Thompson mentioned that it is due to media releasing horrifying but rare child abduction stories, that ‘shortened the leash on their kids’ in an attempt make parents recognise that shortening their leash on teens have its negative impact that causes them to lose their social skills. With being protected in this parental nest, and can not hangout as much as they desire, Thompson argues that eventually, these restrictions are causing teenagers to ‘move it online,’ in an effort to make parents believe that it is not teenager’s fault for losing their social skill as freedom is limited in this …show more content…
Thompson clarifies to the parents that ‘the problem is you; the solution is you’ thus challenges parents to conquer ‘irrational fear and give them more