The Pros and Cons

We often exalt the greatness of social media, but we sometimes overlook the dark side of social media. I decided to list some pros and cons of social media so that If you are engaging with it one way or another, you can have a clear understanding of the positive and the negative features of social media.

Pros:
 Social Media is the direction that society is headed. Over 80% of young adults use social networks.
 It is Global
 You can access it from anywhere, that is, anywhere you can get on the internet
 It’s open to anyone
 It builds communities and relationships
 It increases communication with friends and family
 It helps people learn valuable computer skills

Cons:
 It’s impersonal (no face to face conversations)
 It exposes children to predators
 Increased risk of getting computer viruses
 Lower worker productivity on the job
 Children in school have shorter attention spans and most of their grades drop
 It can become a host for criminal activity




       Just like anything, there are some pros and cons to social media. However, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In today’s society, we don’t have a choice as to whether or not to use social media. It is being incorporated in just about every aspect of our lives. The question that still remains, is what steps are we going to take to familiarize ourselves with this evolution called social media? The worst thing a person could do is nothing because time and technology waits for no one!
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