HOW PEOPLE PORTRAY THEMSELVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW THIS AFFECTS FRIENDSHIP

HOW PEOPLE PORTRAY THEMSELVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

AND HOW THIS AFFECTS FRIENDSHIP

Written by: Fernanda Araya

Technology is helping people with making relationships without the need for physical contact; in many ways, people get benefits from the use of social media. One of the benefits would be “For shy people and those seeking new friends, social networking provides an easy way to make the first overture of friendship. By simply clicking the “add friend” button, people can convey that they’re interested in getting to know someone, reducing a traditional barrier to friendship.” (Villines, 2012, para 5). But social media also allows us to create two versions of ourselves and sometimes our online profile is an upgraded version of who we are. This difference might affect friendship in the long term since people might start questioning which one is the real you. This type of pressure can be easily perceived when users begin “editing, censoring, and embellishing the truth […] and online personalities are created, often for the purpose of audience enjoyment.” (Lotus823, 2017)

In 2030, would it be that the way we portray our self on social media affects our long-term friendship?

In the following posts, we’ll be addressing this matter with topics such as:

1. Our online identities in social media and friendship in 2030.
2. Social media and anxious generations in 2030.

3. Would social media be the only way to meet friends in 2030?

4. In 2030: How social media might affect friendship.

References

Lotus823. (2017). Social Media Personas | Reality vs. Online Identities. Retrieved from https://lotus823.com/social-media-personas-reality-vs-online-identities/

Villines, Z. (2012). How social Networking changes friendships. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-social-networking-changes-friendship-1123127

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