Does Social Media isolate People?

                   

                     Does Social Media isolate People?

                                                                    Recently, there was an article in The Hindu newspaper under a title called "The Technological Ordeal that human beings take" written by a person called Sreelekha. In her article, she emphasizes the main essence of the two antithetical terms called social and isolation, with regard to social media. She says that social media, which people believe to be a common platform for socializing themselves, with people of different cultures and countries, lead to isolation for people who spend all there precious time in it. This very title and the essence of the article sounded ironical to me, to the extent that it kindled my desire to expatiate on her point in dual process of supporting and criticizing her view of social media. 

                                                                    I tend to completely agree her perspective of social media's role in isolating people,  as the Moon accepts its defeat to the Sun at the end of every night. In spite of blaming the youngsters, whom the society generally criticize for being exploiting their time in Social Media, I was able to feel that, people of any age group who are addictively involved in this social media, tend to behave like the so-called, "frenzy irresponsible youths indifferent to the societal problems that are taking place around them".  And I think the isolation, that she talks about is taking place at this time, when the people, who use social media, think that they update themselves with international issues, thereby being indifferent to the present problem, which they face in their own place. This leads to the unconscious isolation, between them and their family, friends and finally their society.  When these users of the Great Social Media, start to realize this unconscious process of getting isolated from others, with a single tap of their media icon, they will cease to be indifferent to the current issues around them and become responsible in the way they use the social media.

                                                             This conclusion, made me deviate from supporting her point that, the social media isolates people. Because, this realization, that I spoke of  had already happened among the common people, that made itself evident in the efficient usage of the social media, for a common cause. This great awakening led me to the thought that, people are capable of using the social media for a noble cause, to conserve the tradition of Tamilnadu and are also very well aware of the isolation that social media entwines them from the society and the family, that they are in. I am forced to give the anecdote of the Genie and Allaudin, to conclude this essay. It is in the hands of Allaudin to use Genie for a fair purpose or for a worse purpose. Similarly, it is in the hands of the Social Media Users to use it for 'the greater common good' rather than for jest and likes. Time, as said by our ancestors, is precious, but, instead of demanding people to spend it a valuable manner, I like to provide a hint, to spend it with their dear family, because spending time with a person is like giving a small portion of our Life to them. Apart from the isolation, that this Media tries to impose on its lovers, people must not hesitate, to spend time with their dear ones, who accept them as they are.