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HOW SOCIAL MEDIA WILL AFFECT TEEN FRIENDSHIPS IN THE YEAR 2030.

How Social Media will affect teen friendships in the year 2030.


                                                       Written by: Alexia Taylor




Aside from cyberbullying, oversharing and sexting issues, social media also can put negative pressure on friendships, especially when one friend is very active about posting pictures, status updates and opinions that hurt others. (Gordon. S. 2020). When a friend posts pictures of parties, coffee dates and other social events that your child was not invited to, this can cause a lot of hurt and pain. Not only does your child feel left out, but she also may wonder why she wasn’t included. (Gordon. S. 2020).
            Quite often, teenagers will purposely post these photos and videos in order to affect those that were not invited. Teenagers seem to be very spiteful and will do anything to upset those involved. Although, sometimes teenagers find themselves posting important events without even realizing that it may affect those who view their posts. Teenagers seem to always bring the arguments to online. Instead of being adults, teenagers will post their side of the story online. Remind your teen that she should not post her side of the story online. Instead, encourage her to call her friend and work out the disagreement. (Gordon. S. 2020)
It seems as though actively posting pictures, status updates, and opinions that hurt others will continue to evolve by the year 2030. This will begin to affect friendships in teenagers because we continue to become more sensitive to the content that is found online. We need to encourage teenagers to ensure that they are keeping up with healthy friendships through good communication and avoid using social media as a main source of communication.

References.

Gordon. S. (2020). Signs Social Media is Ruining Teen Friendships. Retrieved from: https://www.verywellfamily.com/signs-social-media-is-ruining-teen-friendships-460643

Atlas. J. G. (2019). Sad Teenager Looking at Her Phone. Retrieved from: https://www.stocksy.com/2501071/sad-teenager-looking-at-her-phone 


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