No doubt, technology has had a negative impact on intimate relationships, more so for the generations that have come after our parents. Like discussed in class, technology enables us to "turn off" people even when they are sitting right in front of us. My views and hostility towards technology and how it interferes with relationships is driven mainly by personal experience. The ability to follow your friends, s/o, family, and strangers on multiple social media sites trigger an obsession to always know what others are doing. It heightens the anxiety of infidelity because it's literally at the finger tips of your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. Cheating can now be done without physical interaction; the exchanging of sexts, secretive cyber-based relationships, emotionally being invested in someone other than your partner. It feeds one's insecurities by enabling the tracking and ability to see who's pictures/posts your s/o is constantly "liking" and viewing. It can become obsessive, unhealthy, and ultimately the reason why relationships don't last.
I'm not going to deny that I often use and scroll through instagram, facebook, and snapchat. But I've also experienced the negative impact it can have on someone's relationship/friendship. It took until I was affected by it, to realize how detrimental it can be. Obviously, it isn't just technology that's corrupting the intimacy of relationships nowadays, but it's also the people's lack of morals, compassion, and empathy.
As for online dating- there may be some pros, but it's essentially creating image driven and instant gratification relationships that don't last very long.
I think this is a great post, filled with many great ideas on the concept of social media and the addiction people have to it. This is a real problem we have today and just seems to be getting worse. Although many people hope it comes to some kind of end, i believe we are just getting started....
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