In the early days of social media, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg praised the technology, which was so new at the time, that he wanted to “connect the world.” Today they are seen as a haven of hatred and malign influence on the psyche of the masses. What Zuckerberg marketed as unifying has become something divisive. Researchers know why this is so – and what can be done about it.
Laura Marciano conducts research into the subject of social media at the renowned Harvard University in the US – more precisely into its unpleasant consequences for the psyche of its often relatively young users. With a frightening result: the new technology, which according to its creators connects and is intended as a place for debate, has actually created a generation of isolated people. Marciano provided the proof in a study among 500 young people from the US who had to answer questions about their social media and social behavior three times a day for weeks. The majority of respondents – despite it being a perfect holiday time – said they had not spoken to anyone in the hour before the survey, either face-to-face or through the heavily used “social” media on their mobile phones. Why is this the case – and what can you do about it? Krone+ has the answer.
Source: Krone
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