Are social apps making people less social?

[QuestionObsession]

There is plenty evidence to that. Technology and social media are eroding at our social skills.

[Anonymous]

Yes and no. Social apps make it easier to stay connected, but they can also make face-to-face interactions feel less necessary. People often get so absorbed in their online presence that they neglect real-world conversations. Instead of engaging with those around them, many prefer texting or scrolling. On the other hand, social apps help maintain long-distance friendships and allow shy individuals to express themselves more comfortably. It really depends on how you use them if they replace real interactions, they can make people less social. But if used wisely, they can actually strengthen relationships. Balance is key! What do you think? Are social apps making people less social in your experience?

[QuestionObsession]

Agree with you 💯% As an introvert and socially anxious person, everything online has been the only way I could talk to strangers from other countries, which is s great experience. 👍🏻

[SueShe]

It is definitely true and this is a fact that dates not just from yesterday.

Since the implementation of the first social media SixDegrees in 1997, people have started to get addicted to the cheap way of making "friends" albeit virtual only. This trend has only gotten worse and people now commit suicide if they don't have as many followers as the neighbor next door.

Anxiety, obesity and other societal diseases are on the rise and all that for what? To have 10 additional virtual "friends" by the end of the day. Those virtual friends are composed of ones and zeros, the binary code for them.

People don't socialize in real life anymore and are stuck behind a screen 24/7. That is the sad reality since 1997.

[QuestionObsession]

Love your username! 😁 Name and gender both in a dish name.

So that's when the seeds of future social decay were sown eh - 1997? Damn, those were different times I remember. Internet was a recreation and not a necessity of life. It is amazing how some intellectuals had predicted back then, how our world would decay into digital existence, making the physical life a secondary one.

I am guessing you are a Gen Y/ Millennial too?

[QuestionObsession]

Whoa, you are only 23? And so insightful. I am impressed 💯

[Nikki1989]

It has been heading that way for a long time. Add to that the moronic texting habits of people, and you have a society that can barely function.

[QuestionObsession]

Yes ma'am! You are spot on. The text type/ jargon of shortening even the shortest words is like a disorder. I see you are from my age group generation. We are surviving with tolerance of it all wouldn't you say?