Dear Samantha Taylor,

 

I am composing this letter to give my own point of view suggesting why teenagers should not be doubted upon social media, due to the fact that this article is implying that teenagers are intoxicated with certain social media sites such as facebook, and how social media might affect teenagers social life.I felt it was important to write this letter because I agree with your statement that all of these negative portrayals that people like John Henley imply about teenager such as young people post information about themselves online that petrifies their elders, and don’t care about their privacy. I comprehend that newspapers only comment on a small proportion of incidents that have occurred but claim that it is how all teenagers behave online.

 

Most people from older generations believe that social media site are what is preventing teenagers from commencing meaningful relationship. In your report, Jonathan franzen stated that social media sites make it harder for us teenagers to distinguish between the relationships we harbour in the real world and in the cyber world. Jonathan Franzen is trying to emphasise that social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram have kept teenagers from the reality of our natural interaction without having a screen in between us. But also that teenagers might get mixed into relationships with no connectivity in terms of emotions because of a screen being in between them. I totally disagree with Jonathan Franzen’s point because I see the total opposite of what he’s implying.I believe that social media sites have actually enabled not just teenagers, but people of all ages to communicate with certain siblings who are distant from each other, maybe living in another country to reunite as a family by staying in contact. Jonathan Franzen also expresses his frustration that younger generations who are stuck on social media.’’countless hours glued to Facebook’’ ,he phrases that us teenagers are possessed. I totally disagree with Jonathan Franzen. Digital technology has been introduced to younger generations, they are completely innocent and those who do stick themselves to computer screens have not been educated in which the blame is carried towards their parents who do not know how to control and educate their children about what is right and what is wrong.

 

People in older generations believe that digital technology has slowed the development of younger generations to craft themselves into professionals and enable them mature into adults. American comedian Louis CK stated that he disagreed with the fact of giving his daughters mobile phones because that might not ‘’develop empathy’’. I disagree with his statement because I proclaim that us being introduced digital technology have allowed us to  obtain news and events that have happened around the world, such as in Africa people dying due to the lack of water and resources they had that was causing this catastrophe. This encounter enabled us to create charities such as UCIF , an  online  charity where we could donate money and help out people in Africa dying of thirst and hunger. In addition to my point, Louis CK won’t be able to maintain communication with his daughters if they are not given some type of digital where they could communicate.

 

In conclusion, Samantha is totally correct, teenagers are being victimised eventhough they don’t have the blame.The fact is that digital technology had changed our world, we have been enabled  to communicate, evidently now we’re able to communicate to certain siblings or family members abroad using digital technology. And also to keep ourselves notified of our children being safe when going out with friends. And those to blame are those in the older generations that have introduced us to digital technology have the blame for those who really have been possessed by digital technology.  This


Sincerely Juan Paredes