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We need to get away from technology and talk to humans again. We need to make genuine friendships and share genuine experiences with one another. We must engage with one another and share our feelings, thoughts, ideas, hopes, and dreams.

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It may be difficult and even painful to be without our mobile devices or any other kind of technology that links us to the rest of the world in this day and age. However, taking a little pause and paying attention to what's going on around us with our own eyes and ears is absolutely required.

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We don't have much restrictions at home when it comes to using gadgets and social media but there is one that my mother and older brother reminds me every time that is to have self-discipline and control in the use of social media.

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Having discipline and control of yourself have been a big help to maintain your social abilities such as making friends in real life and having manners towards people

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Online Technology have affected a lot my way of dealing with people around me. By the time i got to know and learn how to utilize social media apps, I got addicted to it, for example is here on Facebook. I spend more time on using my cellphone and scrolling on my newsfeed than having a physical bonding with my relatives and friends. Moreover, I frequently forget to do my homework because I spend the rest of my day in engaging on different social media platforms and because of this I tend to have less personal interactions with certain people.

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This is how we will continue to progress, not through technology itself. After all, it’s the people behind the technology who have made it all happen. -Lazarte Carson

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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-media.asp
https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology2ndedition/chapter/chapter-22-social-interaction/

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Growing up, it was regular thing to knock on a friend's door unannounced to see whether they were home. It was acceptable to spend time with individuals without feeling compelled to inform the entire world via the internet. Even the most basic face-to-face connection is a considerably more socially complex activity than most people realize. It's full of unspoken rituals, unspoken understandings, hidden symbolic exchanges, and impression management tactics.

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I, too, have been affected by this technological influence. I frequently avoid asking how my friends are doing since I know I can quickly check Instagram or Facebook. And on Facetime, Skype and Messenger are in fact amazing specially at the time of the pandemic where we can not go outside and bond with our friends. However, the real thing — the actual in-person exchange — is a BILLION times better.

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A man is a social animal, no man can live isolation. And yes, We interact through social media but Outside of this Social — Networking world, our loved ones are waiting for us. We have hundreds of friends on our friends list, but only a handful of them have we actually seen or met, and only a few have we ever communicated with.

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Living in the twenty-first century, where technology has become a universal safety net, it is critical that we comprehend certain fundamental aspects of modern technology. 'Social Media' is one such section. Social media is a digital technology that allows people to share ideas, opinions, and information by creating virtual networks and communities. There are around 4.5 billion social media users worldwide. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok are the most popular social media platforms.

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Maintaining proper levels of human connection, however, is still critical in this modern age of technology.
We risk losing our sense of genuine connection if we do not engage in physical human interaction. We will become insensitive, apathetic, and oblivious to social indicators that we might have noticed if the interaction had taken place in person.

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Human interaction is always more rewarding.

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Human interaction is always more rewarding.

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I admit that I have been very unsocial since I have been open to social media. It made me felt disconnected to the real world, not going outside frequently and that is one thing my parents are telling me that it is a problem of mine. Being focused in my phone the whole day resulting to not having enough daylight made me pale and my eyes grew blur that I have to get my own eyeglasses.

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Social media began as a way to engage with friends and family, but it has eventually transformed the way we all interact online. It enables us to learn what's going on in the world in real time, to connect with one another and remain in contact with long-distance contacts, and to have access to an infinite quantity of knowledge at our fingertips.

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Even us, we use our phones that became an essential along with social media. Despite the fact that technology has made the lines communication more accessible, it is also slowly tearing us apart. Nowadays, I find myself looking at my phone almost every ten minutes just out of sheer habit. Even though I grew up with technology in my life, I'm nevertheless lucky to be able to "miss the good old days" - a period when technology wasn't as pervasive; when it didn't have such a grip on people's lives — on my social life, my personal life, and my job life.

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Social Media drastically affect our daily lives such in terms of decision making and human interactions, some people often to rely on social media that sometimes it leads them to being lazy.

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Although I claim that the use of online technology has lessen the face-to-face interaction it's still depends on how other people use it. But if I will refer this in the field of education, as a student, using online technology offers more interactive experience during teaching and learning process especially at the time where the pandemic stopped schools in operating so we used this as a way to connect to each other. It makes life and learning better, easier, faster and divert.

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This is becoming a problem for interpersonal development — We can’t be in the moment without having our phone at an arm’s length.

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This is becoming a problem for interpersonal development — We can’t be in the moment without having our phone at an arm’s length.

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My parents told me to be careful on using social media and on your phone, the excessive used of online technology can also harm your health, Some individuals become unwell as a result of a lack of sleep and failure to eat at the correct time and by giving yourself a break will help you in avoiding becoming a social junkie. Also beware of making interactions with people on the internet as many people use social media to perform crimes such as scamming, hacking, and fraud.

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I've been trying to make a more deliberate effort to find methods to be entirely disconnected lately, such as going trekking, exercising, or simply reading instead of gazing at my phone. Also, despite the first worry, having my phone battery drain may be very freeing (which actually rarely happens because I usually carry a portable phone charger with me).