Social Networks: Pros and Cons

In a relatively short space of time, the social networks have become incredibly popular. Ten years ago, it was not even common to own a laptop, and nowadays we cannot live without twitter or facebook. Certainly, social networks have many advantages. They let us communicate with people from all around the world in real time. Or catch up with an old friend whom you've lost track of but who you can learn everything about just by checking his facebook profile. If someone is fond of photography, social networks like Instagram, for instance, let him show his talent to the world just by uploading his pictures. They are, why not, a good entertaiment always available as long as we have wifi. On the other hand, social networks may have disadvantages if we make a negative use of them. We often wonder how we could live before we had facebook, for example. The worst part is that we really mean it, and, unfortunately, for many of us social networks are becoming rather an addiction than an entertainment. An excessive use of them can turn people into obsessive or paranoiac. At the end, they are not real life and we should not consider them important. Definitely, social networks are a very cool and useful invention with lots of advantages, but we should be cautious and not devote our lives to them.