It is very interesting to hear all the perspectives on social media. As those two guest speakers said, “everybody has their own preference for what to use on social media. ” We will never think we can have some conversation with people who work for politics. I think those people as higher-level people who we can not even reach. However, this week’s blog helps me understand, that no matter who they are and where they work, they still use social media as a resource to communicate with people.

We all have an inclusive goal to reach is using social media to communicate and see others’ thoughts. For example, we never thought social media can connect people that closely, but when we face some difficulties such as pandemics, social media is probably the only way to still connect with real people. Social media bring people as a whole family. On social media, there are no level or value differences. Everyone can speak their own thought like there is no header that will say I am your teacher or I am your boss. As the guest speaker mentioned, she has a book club that everyone can join with a nickname. People just share daily life or struggles. There is no society to control who can speak or who can not.

However, it might be challenging for elder people who want to use social media but lack of knowledge to understand how to use it. They are probably afraid of judgment or scare to share. For example, back in the day, there is less old people use Tinder because they see that as a shameful thing to do. Now, there is more variety of people who use Tinder not only to make friends but also to have real connections with people who are in the same position. Also, it is hard to reach everywhere around the world who have the dream but can not achieve it due to poverty or environmental challenge.

Social media have a big impact on people’s life. We all have something we are seeking so we use social media as a tool for help. We are still individuals who are special and have different thoughts but we come on social media as a whole. We share experiences and feelings, people are doing the same thing too even though we use different social platforms. We can find more people who have similarities than in reality.

Reference

https://youtu.be/rsoDHGaXNNs 

https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/lib/uvic/reader.action?docID=4832579&pp

https://youtu.be/KeSV0rUl1bA