How Social Media Will Change Friendship in 2030

SOCIAL SKILLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IMPACTS ON FRIENDSHIPS IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos On previous posts, we’ve discussed about some challenges of interpersonal communication on social media such as the lack of non-verbal cues and how this affects the forming of relationships, we’ve made connections between the lack of cues on social media and conflicts, discussed empathy and how it affects adjusting behaviour and talked about how social media can help more introverted people interact and make friends online. On this post, we will explore how social media affects our social skills and impacts the forming of meaningful friendship. We believe that social media is a very popular and convenient means of communicating and interacting with other people. However, when we think of the quality and how meaningful the connections we make are, we see that something is being left out.   Hanke (2018) suggests that social media “ changes our ability to interact with

Would social media the only way to meet friends in 2030? Written by Fernanda Araya. Nowadays, we make friends in the real world and on social media, but it seems that in the future, this trend might change. One of the biggest social media platforms predicts that “Facebook will have 5 billion users by 2030” (Shah, 2016). This prediction might indicate that future generations would prefer virtual connections rather than real ones. We can assume that they would create powerful campaigns to promote virtual connections in the year 2030. Social media left one key component out related to friendship, which is trust, and according to Botsman, trust is “the glue that holds society together” (Botsman, 2017). So, according to this information, we don’t know how these relationships are going to prevail with time. It might be that future generations will have superficial relationships, and they probably might value other elements in friendship, changing the concept altogether.

Social Media and Friendships effects on education  Written by Shamninder Sahota By 2030, the evolution of social media and the availability of all content on the internet would also effect the education system. As everyone would be on social media, the predictions are that the Colleges would close due to the large fees and an increase burden on our youth. Looking at numbers from Apple ITunesU enrollment of over 1 billion students, alone can tell us how the trends will change in the future. (Frey, 2013) If our children don’t get to colleges and form online learning, it would impact their friendships as they would not have the opportunity to meet their peers in the community and relying on Social Media friends that they can have in another part of the world, which in turn would cause very little to no human interface. They would be replaced with, “Social structures are changing and the value of relationships built in college, while often quite valuable, are equally often

    Lack of empathy in Friendship Written by Shamninder Sahota Would online conversations take over our sense of empathy towards people? Well, lacking physical contact and seeing people in real life can cause chaos in understanding words. In 2030 as we feel, that a lot would be on social media and human interface would decline. “Sherry Turkle, social psychologist and Director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self , in her book  Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age  on how flight from conversation is undermining our relationships, creativity, and productivity, Turkle argues that all the instant messages, texts and minimally effortful “likes” and asynchronous communications are diminishing people’s capacity for empathy and ability to communicate in real life situations. ”( Mann , 2017) . This analogy would become true as ghosting someone from the internet world is easy and ending a relationship sheer through a text is also inconsiderate towards

Bullies or Friends?  Written by Shamninder Sahota Friendships come with all kinds of bullying as well. Some soft tone humors, others which go really bad leading in hate crimes as we all hear on the news so many times. In 2030, bullying can and will become an issue, as we all would be on social media and impacting each other’s life would become even more easy.  Cyber bullying is a whole new prospective, it nor only involves the use of unkind words against someone on a social media platform but also involves sending out viruses, or sharing someone’s private information without consent etc. ( CCOHS, 2018 ) As computers as becoming a part of every medium like our refrigerators, our digital security cameras, stoves etc., remember all of them can be hacked by a tech genius living in the other part of the world (Diaz, 2017). As the technology advances, people would be more trained in Technology as well, therefore, the ability of them becoming bullies is going to be high as well. 

Braggers or Loners, Kinds of Friendship in 2030 Written By Shamninder Sahota As of some great who said we choose our friends while family happens to us, this statement is true. But the trends in our society today have become of that the family is all we confide in mostly. Our time that we have is currently divided into work and the rest on Social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the likes. Everyone seems to be living on their phones at all time.  In 2030, the generation would so be addicted to social media, I could so be a generation which is so lonely at the same time it has so many more followers. We can’t only blame the gadgets, but the work loads are equally to blame. Everyone posts about where they travelled or where they ate.  All the brag on social media sometimes can cause jealousy and competition amongst peers which can further the thought of isolation (Delgado, 2019). As we can all predict, by 2030 every generation is going to be

SOCIAL MEDIA AS A PLATFORM FOR SOCIALIZATION FOR SOCIAL INHIBITS AND THE FORMING OF FRIENDSHIPS IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos On our last posts, we’ve been discussing about some challenges of interpersonal communication in online contexts and relationship development. We’ve talked about how the lack of non-verbal cues prevent users from experiencing a sense of the other, which may impact the forming of strong bonds and relationships. We’ve also discussed that the lack of cues on social media leads to more frequent misunderstandings and conflicts and that the lack of empathy also affects adjusting behaviour and influences sustaining friendships in online contexts. However, while writing about these topics, I’ve also come across some articles addressing how social media can be a platform for socialization and how people who are more timid or who have a more introverted personality feel more comfortable and less intimidated while interacting in online settings. As

SOCIAL MEDIA AND ANXIOUS GENERATIONS IN 2030  Written by Fernanda Araya. Social media allow users to be connected with their friends and have a glimpse of their lives despite the physical distance, but being continuously connected may lead to a mental health problem. Sharing our experiences online generates pressure in the users due to the search of friend’s approval. According to Dr. Mayshak, the reason is that “these negative feelings are thought to come from a perceived lack of popularity when a post doesn’t receive “enough” likes” (Deakin University, 2020). It seems that younger generations are exposed to anxiety and other mental health problems due to the constant comparison with their online friends. The new normal of sharing every little thing about their lives to remain connected and accepted by their friends is causing emotional problems in younger users. According to the research “Global trends to 2030”, in the future the use of social media would have an impact in

IN 2030: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA MIGHT AFFECT FRIENDSHIP Written by Fernanda Araya. Internet and social media is the perfect combination to find friends that share our same interests, and they are a click away, allowing us immediate connection. Still, social media friendship has disadvantages, and one of them would be that you can’t entirely trust that person. It seems that in the future, this trend will prevail since one of the concerns in the article “Life in 2030 […]” is related to trust, and the author addresses this problem by saying, “trust is the lifeblood of friendship and care-giving. When trust is absent, all kinds of societal woes unfold […]” (Rainie, 2017). Social media promotes mistrust since users tend to compare themselves with their friends, creating rivalry among their friends related to who has the best or most impressive life to share.  In 2030, it might be that these types of relationships will continue to focus on competitions. Mehta (2017) addresses the probl

CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN ONLINE CONTEXTS AND ITS IMPACT ON FRIENDSHIP IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos Conflict is something inevitable in friendship. Sooner or later, there will be misunderstandings or miscommunication, especially because friends usually interact with each other very often. When we examine conflict resolution happening in social media at present   and making projections about what conflict resolution is going to be like in ten years from now, we believe that the challenges we face are going to be similar to what we experience currently. In online settings, we identify that most conflicts between friends happen because of lack of cues . Miscommunication is a common trigger for conflicts and that “misinterpretation may lead to increased conflict in online friendships” ( Amichai-Hamburger, Kingsbury & Schneider, 2013, p.37). Some discussion around conflict between friends in online settings have pointed out that the digital environment poses some l

LACK OF NON-VERBAL CUES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos Social media has revolutionized communication and the way we interact with people. While on one hand, social media has afforded more possibilities for interaction and reconnecting with people you no longer have face-to-face contact with, social media hasn’t been able to allow users to use important components of in-person communication which favor interpersonal connections and relationships development (Venter, 2019). While we explore some of the ideas regarding interpersonal communication on social media and its relation to  the establishment of friendships, we examine current social media contexts and technology available nowadays and make correlations with what we anticipate in the coming years, especially in 2030. If we think of communication technology available now in 2020, we see that written text posting on social media is still very much

CHALLENGES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2030 Written by: Valéria Santos Digital tools and social media network have changed the way we interact with other people and have become one of the dominant ways we communicate.  Whereas some people emphasize that communication via social media has become a platform for socialization, allowing us to interact with a large number of people and not be restricted only to those we meet in person, it’s also true  that communication through social media has imposed some challenges on creating interpersonal connections and relationships online (Venter, 2019) and in face-to-face interactions (Ingram, 2017). According to Venter (2019) communication indicates “sharing of words, emotions, ideas, intent and messages” (p.1) which are essential for mutual understanding and building of relationships. However, when verbal or non-verbal cues are lacking on communication, there is an imp

OUR ONLINE IDENTITIES IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND FRIENDSHIP IN 2030 Written by Fernanda Araya Our online identities have a massive impact on our everyday lives nowadays since being connected during a big part of our day is the new normal. Creating an online version of ourselves that, most of the time, is an improved version of the real us, doesn’t seem to generate any questions as it seems that everyone does it. The change has been progressive, and it seems that younger generations are the ones that enjoy this type of exposure on social media. According to ESPAS, “the intense frequency with which people actively engage with their smartphones […] creates constant exposure to wide public approval or judgment and instantaneous feedback loop that affects how individuals present and define themselves to others” (ESPAS, 2018). Looking for constant approval creates anxiety, stress and low self-esteem in people since they are continuously trying to please others. Their virtual identity makes

How Jealousy Will Affect Friendships in The Year 2030. Written By: Alexia Taylor Jealously has become extremely dangerous when it comes to our daily lives, especially social media. Jealously continues to ruin our friendships, relationships and especially our mental health. Jealousy is a complex emotion that encompasses feelings ranging from  fear of abandonment to  rage and  humiliation . It strikes people of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations, and is most typically aroused when a person perceives a threat to a valued relationship from a third party. (Ben-Zeev. A, Alkon. A, Hanscom. D, Morin, A. N.d). Social media truly affects mental health through jealousy due to the fact that we continue to follow pages that we envy. Not only do we follow pages which “have it all”, but our friends continue to portray themselves as people who have it all as well. We seem to become jealous of our friends because we believe that we are not as “lucky” as they are. Jealousy is distingu