Similarly, social media gives rise to global culture. People of different nations come to know about one another’s culture and traditional norms while getting interactive with social media. When a person is sitting in Pakistan they come to know about Chinese culture and the culture of other distant nations.
Further, social media reduces the distance between people. Presently, A person sitting in one corner of the world can easily contact a person living in another corner of the world. In the past, it was hard to contact a person within a few seconds and it took many weeks or months to send a single message to another person. It was only possible in dreams.
Besides, social media is a great source of entertainment some people watch funny videos and some people watch movies and some people listen to various kinds of songs to quench the thirst for their feelings.
This century is the age of materialism. People have to do a lot of work to fill their bellies. Due to social media people are earning to spend their days and nights as there are many apps such as Youtube, zoom, and many other apps that are great sources of earning in the twenty-first century. It has also opened the sources for companies to sell products in a wide range by advertising them through social apps.
Apart from this, it is a fact that there are two sides to a coin. Similarly, social media has a few advantages and disadvantages. One of the disadvantages of social media is that excessive usage of it is a waste of time. Some people become addicted to this and they don’t pay heed to the people in their surroundings and always remain busy on social media websites. Therefore, it is nicely said,” Excess of everything is bad”
In addition to this, social media widens the gap between parents and their children. Some parents, because of excessive use of social media, don’t pay proper attention to their children. Also, some such children remain busy on social media and don’t give time to their parents which is a serious problem in the present time.
In the same way, certain people spread rumors and propaganda on social media to fulfill their keen interests.
Additionally, due to social media, many people lose their privacy and are in the hands of nasty hackers who hack certain profiles and blackmail them, and sometimes they can get access to people’s private data.
To add to it, social media keeps one away from the beauty of nature. In the erstwhile, people used to love recreational activities and they were close to nature. People loved to visit beaches and parks for their entertainment. In the present time, people hardly find time to admire the beauty of nature, so social media has deprived man of the beauty of nature.
Lastly, social media has rooted out love for reading. Before the emergence of social media people used to read books in their free time so it could add to their knowledge. Reading books makes people critical. It refined their ideas and improved their vocabulary. In the present era, several people prefer Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube to read.
To cut the long story short, social media has brought many positive changes to the globe. Due to social media people contact one another easier. It causes amusement and pleasure for people. People make relationships with others through social media. They share their feelings and point of view with others easily.
Apart from this, social media has some disadvantages and the reign of it is in our hands. How do we use it and where do we use it?
Muhammad Zarif
University of Balochistan, Quetta