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The False Socialization of Social Media

In the homeschooling world, we get asked a particular question A LOT: "But what about socialization?" And we answer it as kindly and compassionately as possible, because it isn't that person's fault that we've been asked that particular question 1.3 million times before she asked it. ;) However, since i am frequently dealing with that question, i find that my mind pays attention more to socialization issues than perhaps the average adult. And it is in this attentiveness over the past few weeks that i have noticed something quite upsetting: Social media is actually harming the way we socialize. Hear me out. The idea of social media is to connect with others, whether it be friends or family who live some distance away, or within communities of like-minded or similar beliefs as us. And when you hone your followers or friends, you can achieve a pretty good balance of that. The problems that i am seeing come in the form of inflammatory posts made to divide