5 dangers of virtual communication
Social networking is a good thing. You can quickly get in touch with all your friends, acquaintances and even with your aunt who lives in America. But in some cases, the frequent "hang" in social networks goes sideways for users.
Danger number 1: inadequate self-esteem.
American scientists conducted a survey among users of one of the modern social networks. In the course of it, about one thousand people were interviewed. As a result, it was found out that those people who do not receive “likes” on their pages (positive ratings) feel not very comfortable and are worried about it.
There is even the case of a resident of Serbia, Snezhana Pavlovich. This girl was so upset that she did not give positive feedback, and ended up in a psychiatric clinic. After the doctors even had such a term - “Snezhana syndrome”.
However, sometimes it happens and vice versa. Receiving too many positive feedbacks, a person rises to unprecedented heights, his self-esteem increases, which can later affect relationships in a family or with friends.
Conclusion - treat this with irony, after all, you live in the real world, and only spend some time in the virtual world.
Danger number 2: aggression and envy.
Almost all psychologists say - most people do not like to look at how life has set for others: "I'm not on holiday in the Maldives", "My new car", "Wedding in Cyprus" and so on. Of course, it is clear that exhibiting in " The status of “enviable photos” people want to show the positive aspects of their lives, while no one advertises negative facts. But it is precisely this that causes envy and aggression in many. It seems to them that in their lives there are only negative factors: they rest in the country, they have played a wedding, quietly arriving at the registry office on the usual "Zhiguli".
Exit - put photographs on display easier, and share your success with loved ones.
Danger number 3: scammers.
If there is a photo on your page in which you are represented in a rich profile, then you will find not only classmates and friends, but also you will attract the attention of scammers.
In the modern web, many different databases. And if you enter in them the name of a person, then you will be able to find out a lot of information about him: year of birth, telephone number and place of work. Therefore, it is better not to fill out your profile completely. It would be better if you forbid children to leave a phone number and home address on the "page". Fraudsters can take advantage of any data and for their criminal purposes.
Important!
Never put the status - on vacation, come back in a month. And do not, add to friends just anyone, those you know.
Danger number 4: the replacement of real life with virtual.
While people sit in social networks and spend a lot of time on virtual communication, they do not notice how quickly time flies by. And if an adult spends about 30 minutes a day for virtual communication, young users give up to 3 hours to this.
This is dangerous because “stuck” in social networks a person forgets about real friends and other problems existing in this world. And some people even change their place of residence by “registering” on the Internet and having sex there. Drawing attention to the opinion of the president of the European Society of Psychologists of Social Networks, Francisco Alonso Fernandez, cybersex has become for today's young people a certain variety of drugs, to which about 12 million Internet users are addicted. And half of them even prefer virtual intimacy instead of real feelings.
Output.
Do not spend a lot of time on the Internet, because this dependence in some cases is not easier to cure, and sometimes people are even hospitalized in mental hospitals.
Danger number 5: loss of job.
According to the CareerBuilder magazine report, 45% of employers are looking for potential employees while browsing the Internet. At the same time, in 35% they refuse to receive a vacancy to a person, because they found provocative photos or negative comments on social networking pages. Because as a potential chef, you can go to your page and see the photos.
Council
Do not leave compromising photos on your pages, or block the entry by making it available only to friends. Because according to surveys, approximately 65% of users have unlimited access to data.
In general, the Internet - open spaces are a modern attribute of life for many people. Only use it is not necessary to harm themselves and other people.
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