Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
In what way has social media changed human communication?
Position‹2 of 3›

Social Media has changed human communication for the worse.

This position holds that social media has degraded human communication by rewarding speed and display over consideration, stripping remarks of the context that made them intelligible, and replacing calibrated talk with performance for an unseen audience.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Writing for an unseen audience changes what people are willing to say
  2. Rewarding immediate reaction crowds out slower kinds of talk