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RE: The Effects of Social Media On Our Mental Health... Chapter #1
The problem is excess, everything in excess does not do well. I understand that technology is important, onclusive I have a technology company for 20 years. But I do not like to see boyfriends in a restaurant and they're not talking to each other. Notice how they look like they go out to drink some good wine and stay on whatsapp? Just like the immediacy and addiction of not being able to hear the beep of instagram or whats and having to see at the same instant and every 10 seconds this is definitely not beneficial. Regards
Just because you feel it's bad to be on your phone while out on a restaurant doesn't mean it is. I'd like to see some psychologists argue for the benefits.
For example instead of communicating with just one person they are likely communicating with 10 to 20. Obviously that communication is of a much smaller scope but it still helps to build connections and a community.
When I see people on phones I think they are reading more and communicating with more people.
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Actually so would I. Of course you're absolutely right with regards to there being pros and cons in relation to everything, but I'd be very surprised to learn the pros outweigh the cons in this instance. It's quite tragic really, the potential to do some great things is there, but the human factor has got in the way of it's potential.
As animals we are hardwired to assume the cons outweigh the pros.
Bad things kill us whereas good things only help us a small amount.
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