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Essay / Is Social Media Making Us Lonely Analysis - 1503
Loved ones, best friends, colleagues, classmates, and siblings shape our personal network. Within this network, not all relationships are equally important and therefore I believe that Facebook can be a positive tool if used responsibly and intelligently, but only if a balance can be found. Social media was created to help people maintain connections across distance, with the idea of being a complement rather than a substitute for human interaction. However, in reality, it isolates us in our own world, making us lonelier and ultimately less vulnerable.