Godfried Bogaard’s phrase that in the past you were what you had is reinforced every day. Now what do you share?. This phrase related to hyperconnection is not the work of a person with little knowledge, but on the contrary, he is one of the greatest specialists of social networks.
Millions of users, especially among the younger ones, feel an uncontainable desire, an urgent need to be always connected. Social media is attracting more and more users every day.
- This term has not yet been officially defined.
- But is increasingly used by experts.
- However.
- According to a study published in the prestigious journal of psychological science.
- The need to be connected to the Internet and social media is more imperative than smoking a cigarette.
- Drink alcohol or have sex.
The study was conducted by researcher Wilhelm Hofmann with Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota and a team from the University of Chicago School of Business and the results suggest that the increased anxieties experienced by participants were related to social media, even above food and sleep.
It is obvious that hyperconnection can become a problem, today we are exposed to countless online stimuli. Therefore, being permanently connected becomes a problem when we cannot disconnect, even an estimated person addicted to hyperconnection can work up to 240 hours a year.
Today, many people have a hard time spending more than an hour in a row without looking at their phone or tablet. According to the data, 75% of people who own a smartphone use it in the bathroom. This means that we have less and less times when these devices are not part of our daily lives.
Thus, new technologies, which can facilitate a number of tasks, including communication and access to information, are identified with very relevant risks when over-carried.
Being exposed to such an intense flow of information can lead to high levels of stress, even with functional consequences.
Lack of value education is another of the most serious consequences, when we are exposed to so much information everything we receive is not of quality, so the impact on young people and children, whose mind is not yet fully developed, can be dangerous. .
It is important to provide a critical education to the little ones so that they know how to separate straw from wheat, otherwise they will be exposed to a large amount of waste.
Obviously, social relationships are also affected, although the Internet can be fantastic for a better relationship with friends and family, it also has its downside, such as creating and maintaining liquid bonds, so called because they are more superficial, these links create a sense of emptiness and discomfort.
“Internet allows networking, in addition to a sum of individualities. ” – Manuel Castells-
They have also led to an increase in infidelity and misunderstandings in relationships with couples, in fact studies have already shown that the number of marriage separations and conflicts has increased.
Finally, this phenomenon has also had a strong impact on self-esteem and mainly affects adolescents, who are living a natural process of creating and affirming their identity.
However, a teenager’s personal relationships are very involved in the development of identity, so superficial online relationships cause insecurity, a bad image of himself and the creation of an incoherent personality.
“Are you what you post on Twitter? -Alex Tew-
Yes, looking at social media, you think other people’s lives are more interesting than yours and that it affects you, stop and think: do you spend many hours and the Internet with your mobile or tablet in hand?, you may need to combat hyperconnection. Disconnect, go out and enjoy life.