Social Media's Social Impact
A recent statistic out of the UK legal system states that 1 in 5 divorce cases cite issues arising from social media in their divorce.
The reason - I suspect - is that it's just easier to cheat on your spouse using social sites. After all, no phone calls are required from the outset - it's all starts off with "harmless" emails. Before long, things ignite and ultimately old-flames from the past turn into an out-of-control fire.
It'd be easy to blame social media - but ultimately, social sites just made it easier for folks to do what they probably would have done at some point in the future anyway. After all, the Internet makes it easy for us to find research, businesses and products we seek, etc. but that's not a bad thing. It made us more productive - and ultimately, the "web" of participants benefited.
In the big scheme of things, social media's simply made people into more efficient cheaters. It's created a comfort zone - as no awkward approaches by phone or in-person are required - and it's increased time efficiency in that no travel time to "court" the other is required.
Obviously, this is the the start of something - but those who will do wrong will always be on the lookout for easier methods. We only need to look at true-criminals - and the rise of Internet crimes - to see this. But hey, cheating is a moral thing - it's not a crime.
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The reason - I suspect - is that it's just easier to cheat on your spouse using social sites. After all, no phone calls are required from the outset - it's all starts off with "harmless" emails. Before long, things ignite and ultimately old-flames from the past turn into an out-of-control fire.
It'd be easy to blame social media - but ultimately, social sites just made it easier for folks to do what they probably would have done at some point in the future anyway. After all, the Internet makes it easy for us to find research, businesses and products we seek, etc. but that's not a bad thing. It made us more productive - and ultimately, the "web" of participants benefited.
In the big scheme of things, social media's simply made people into more efficient cheaters. It's created a comfort zone - as no awkward approaches by phone or in-person are required - and it's increased time efficiency in that no travel time to "court" the other is required.
Obviously, this is the the start of something - but those who will do wrong will always be on the lookout for easier methods. We only need to look at true-criminals - and the rise of Internet crimes - to see this. But hey, cheating is a moral thing - it's not a crime.
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