Is Social Media responsible for Societal Behaviours and Attitudes

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Is Social Media Responsible for Societal Behaviors and Attitudes?
Social media is prevalent in today’s society, where almost everyone owns a gadget with access to music videos, video games and multiple on-line platforms for communication. In terms of connection, systems such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat offer people a platform where they can communicate and share their lives. Nevertheless, although it may be true that social media are essential forms of entertainment, communication and business opportunities, it is also true that they have a significant influence on the behaviors and attitudes of people.
In modern society, social media is responsible for societal behaviors and attitudes more than anything else. These behaviors and attitudes towards many aspects of the community can be both positive and negative. Firstly, one way in which social media has positively transformed the behaviors and attitudes of the people is through information. Jacob writes that the predominant and efficient exchange of ideas between people of different cultures and backgrounds coins a close understanding of the lives of the people, their religions, cultural practices and traditions and many other aspects (13). Moreover, dissemination of information and other forms of data through local and international news has been made effective and reliable. Nowadays, people have the answers to their issues at the touch of a button. People engage in substantial and significant dialogues on Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. They share information about how they feel about a particular problem, a topic and even their personal lives.
This section discusses the impact of social media on a personal point of view, then divulge how it shapes the behaviors and attitudes of the people in society. Analysis has shown that aggressive users often experience high and alarming cases of negative feelings, such as envy and isolation. This happens through television, music videos, and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat among many others. Ang states that the impact is caused by the sense that through selective posting and how the image is presented in social media, vastly distorts the reality of the viewer (77). This makes one feel that everyone else around them and in the rest of the world has a better life, hence the detrimental emotions of envy. However, it is agreeably quite healthy and nat...