Is social media eating our luxury

Noida, India
September 30, 2015 12:46am CST
Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp.. these forms of social media are not only eating our time but our luxury also.. Its not a luxury of money but the precious time which we used to have with our family and friends. Though social media has given a platform to express oneself but it also have widen a gap between families. Social media should be restricted to a time limit.What you all think?
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@skysnap (20153)
30 Sep 15
Social media makes us miserable. for example people who share their achievements make you think bad about your own ife. and also we feel that life is wasted and we can't change it anymore.
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@vandana7 (100214)
• India
30 Sep 15
I haven't achieved much. It depends upon which angle you are looking at. And please don't be so fatalistic as "we can't change it anymore". There is always light at the end of the tunnel. You have read about my tough situation. I have worked many times more than 24 hours when I was young, and I still work. Many women have not worked a single day in their lives even when their husbands are drunkards, or gamblers. Many women have not worked a single day in their lives because their husbands have provided for them. Society does not expect drunkards and gamblers to mend their ways. It accepts them. But when it comes to me, they feel it is my duty to help the family of drunkards and gamblers who incidentally are now richer than me with all that pity they got from all quarters. I have my responsibilities, which nobody noticed I was doing honestly till I had to shout.
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@skysnap (20153)
30 Sep 15
@vandana7 By we can't change it anymore. I meant that some people who post things because they want social approval in life can't be changed at all. I mean look at instagram and facebook where people are desperate to make themselves look cool.
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@vandana7 (100214)
• India
30 Sep 15
@skysnap ..I agree. But we can use the same thing to make them realize. Many of them do not realize that they are being selfish when they suggest such things. We on the other hand are at times carried away by out emotions at such times to be able to express it right. But with so much of social media support coming for us, we at least feel we are not wrong when we stand up against such demands. That in itself is huge. It makes us realize it is tough battle but we are not wrong in our thinking and feeling. And the battle may just be longer till everybody realizes that the world is not agreeable to their behavior and that they are the odd man out.
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
30 Sep 15
I disagree. There are plenty of people who have spare time and are alone. People should be able to spend their time as freely as they would like.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
30 Sep 15
Yes. its a big temptation. I can't even sleep sometimes because I tend to scribble things in fb. I try to control myself though or else I might be out of control with it.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
30 Sep 15
That is true. I spent so much time on facebook. When I was still new on facebook, Almost everyday, I visited the site searching for my friends and I met several of them on facebook. At first every night we chatted but later it seems that I lost interest in chatting. I only leave messages whenever I ask something from them. Same with my friends they just leave messages if they have something to ask or whatever.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
30 Sep 15
I agree. It can certainly be detrimental to a relationship. People should take advantage of technology to make their lives better, not the other way around.
@Salamnda (476)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 15
yes there is a widening gap between individuals inside the family and between our selves to i guess it effects the way we deal with the real world, and that need to be stopped and fixed for sure
@vandana7 (100214)
• India
30 Sep 15
I would rather have this luxury than have the luxury of spending my bank balance on lawyers to fight some case against family members.