Social media is in fact social
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Whoever said that the Internet has made
our society less social, because people spend more time
online and not with friends, has just been proved incorrect. |
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The current volcanic cloud
creating havoc in Europe has also shown that social media brings
out the best in people. Facebook groups like
Carpool Europe
and Twitter hash tags like #GetMeHome
have become extremely popular. More important, requests for help
have been answered by large amounts of people, offering a ride
to whoever needs to go into the same direction. Although this
kind of actions would have been much more difficult to realize
before we had Internet, it is still amazing how many people
offer to help others for free.
It gets even better, with people living around airports to offer
a place for the night. These days there is so much news of crime
and violence that it is not a small step to invite unknown
people into your house for the night. Maybe Internet will bring
us closer together than ever before.
Did you have another
experience where social media made people behave more social, or
the opposite, then please let us know!
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