💡 What are the benefits of forming communities on social media?
How I came to that question? I think that community can help people feel more confident and comfortable with themselves but it can cause some issues because texts don’t have emotions and people can easily misunderstand what other people want to say. From the conversations I had with others, I think that thinking about the positives of communities is deeper.
How does this question invite further dialogue? What 2-3 issues do you think people would need to consider to fully consider that question? This question will invite further dialogue by thinking about the people struggling and facing depression and anxiety because of who they are, for example, LGBTQ+ or a disability. By having a community that is struggling the same problem as someone, people will have more confidence in themselves and feel more comfortable being themselves and I feel like talking about this can lead to a deep conversation. 2 issues that I think that people would need to consider fully in this question is that this is about the benefits because we know enough about the problem. Communities on social media include same “type” of people to business to group chats.
Which 1-2 logical fallacies would we need to avoid during that conversation? What makes you think so?
- Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist – We should think of more possibilities and share more thoughts and ideas so that we understand a number of benefits and so that our conversation can go on.
- Manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument – It is better to have people being comfortable saying their opinions
What makes this question relevant? (why should 9th graders be thinking about it right now?) Now that we know global issues well, I think that this question is relevant so that we can be more aware of how social media can impact people who are struggling positively. I feel like it is equally as important to think about the benefits than the problems because I feel like we learnt the issues with social media in Middle School and now it’s important to think about how it can affect people.
February 20, 2018 at 6:04 am
I think this question will be relevant 3 years from now, I say this because as a society we are moving more and more toward social media for organizing social events and talking to people. Hence, it will be relevant because most of our communities would be on social media.
February 20, 2018 at 6:18 am
In order to consider a wide range of perspectives related to your question, I would have to think about these three things:
– What age groups are forming these communities
– What influence the communities can have on their members
– The differences between online and offline communities
What makes this question difficult/complex is that we don’t know how these communities influence and affect individuals
February 20, 2018 at 6:15 am
I think this question will be relevant 3 years from now, I say this because I believe the online community had started to build for years already. We can see the ideas they share with us online and, although 3 years earlier there are not as many people using the internet to build a community, it did start to be a thing that connects some members of the society already.
In order to consider a wide range of perspectives related to your question, I would have to think about these three things:
1. What might be the disadvantages of online communities?
2. Are communities on the internet as influential as the ones in the reality?
3. The Internet surely helped us find companions we can hardly find in the real life. But should we have different manners toward the online community, for we might not get much reliable helps from them?
What makes this question complex is that we don’t know to what extent can the influences of an internet community be. Recently, the influences of voices from social media are becoming stronger; is it a good thing or not?