The Downfall of Society

By Justin Albright Posted December 18, 2013

We are living in a day and age where technology is a part of our everyday lives. Everything in this world requires some type of technology. However, it has gotten to the point where technology is slowly taking over our lives. With the invention of social media, the lives of teenagers, and even adults, have been changed forever.

Teenagers have Twitter and Instagram, and adults have Facebook. Either way, these three websites are some of the worst things that could have happened to society. Back in the day, if an individual had a problem with another individual, they would settle their problem face-to-face, as all problems should be. Now, if someone has a problem, instead of settling it face-to-face, they will immediately run and cower behind either their keypad or phone

Cell phones have taken over the beautiful thing of conversing with one another, if you go out and eat at a restaurant, look around and see how many people are sitting there on their phones instead of conversing with one another. Communication is a beautiful thing, and the art of talking is slowly dying with the creation of all these social media sites.

There have even been cases where people have been so wrapped up in their phones that the individual will just walk right into the middle of traffic, completely unaware of the fact that they might have just escaped death. Seriously? Is your tweet or text really that important that you don’t even know that you’re basically cheating death? And then there’s the habit of texting and driving. Texting and driving is one of the stupidest things you can do, and you’re not only risking your own life but the lives of others as well. Put your phone away while you’re driving, your text can wait.

Social media is a very beautiful thing, yet as a society maybe it’s about time that we try and venture away from it. Using social media can be a very slippery slope, something you type can be easily misconstrued and you will be in a heap of trouble.

You can go and find multiple instances where an individual has typed something or posted a picture, and they’re immediately in a load of trouble. Before you go and post something, think if anything bad could come from it, and if you are able to think of a negative, don’t post it.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m just as bad as the next teenager when it comes to social media, if not worse. But I’m still willing to put my phone aside and have a real conversation with someone. Try it out, talking is actually pretty fun, and it is here forever.