Role of Social Media in Modern Life

It can be said that one of the basic needs of modern people is communication. Technology has made much easier than ever. All the people of the world are now one call or one click away from each other. Facebook, Whatsapp, Viber these are some medium which connects the people throughout the world. In the modern era, people even can't think of their lives without social media. Many people start their day by browsing at social media instead of reading a newspaper or watching television. The wide expansion of social media has made outdated all other mediums of entertainment. Social media are not only for entertainment, but they also serve many purposes. For example, many small entrepreneurs who don't afford to open a shop sell his products through social media. Many outsources can also offer his service with the help of social media. Social media also fulfill humane needs like managing blood or raising fund. However, there is no good without bad. Social media addiction can be as worse as drug addiction. Many socialist and researcher were concerned that the excessive uses of social media is destroying the young generation. They waste too much of their valuable time on social media. Excessive use of social media also hampers health like it can cause attention deficiency, restlessness, headache, and depression. It can also trigger people to commit suicide. There are no unmixed blessings in the world. Though social media has some utilities in our life it can also destroy us by killing our valuable like. So one should be careful about the uses of social media.