Technology, it's impossible to not be under the influence of technology if you live in the 21st century! It's very useful and convenient, as long as it's used wisely of course; but we can't look at everything through rose-colored glasses, there are not only advantages but also disadvantages to its use.
In this post I'll be writing a paragraph based on a tree diagram about the advantages and disadvantages of something related to technology, in my case I chose social networking.
Social Networking is very popular nowadays as it brings many people together in one place and allows them to interact, based on similar preferences, tastes and other common criteria. Of course it's not perfect, after all nothing in this world is; it has its pros and cons.
Some of the advantages to social networking are its low cost, the fact that they provide social contact, and how they supply the user with quick and updated information exchange.
Social networks provide social contact as it makes it very easy to meet new people who share the same interests and likes, not only that, but you can also stay in touch with a group of friends or regain contact with a person you had lost touch with; furthermore it supplies quick and updated information exchange, this can be seen trough networks such as twitter who in their short 140 character publications, spread just about everything! From peoples personal thoughts, to entertainment updates and news coverage. Last of all, it has a very low cost and saves time, rather than calling your old friend, or new group of people to set up a meeting you can just leave them a message on their page; and regarding the news you can even save money from having to buy the morning paper.
As they are useful and resourceful there can also be certain disadvantages to social networking ; to mention a few there is a lack of anonymity; after all you are putting out information about your name, location, age, gender, and many other types of information that you may not want to let others know. Another downside to using social networks is that they can be used for scams and harassment; while many sites apply certain measures to keep any of these cases of harassment, cyber-stalking, online scams, and identity theft to a minimum, you still may never know. That is why you should choose your contacts wisely and make sure that you maintain confidentiality as much as possible. Unfortunately, the internet has made it easy for individuals to claim to be someone they are not, this will not only lead to disappointment when you find out, but it could also put you in a dangerous situation. Finally there’s the disadvantage that social networking can be quite time consuming, specially for kids and teenagers who instead of going out and interact with other people while enjoying the physical activity and contact prefer to sit at home in front of their computer all day.
Here's the tree diagram I made in order to organize my ideas related to the paragraphs above :
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