am a 21 year old college student, and by no means can relate to the effects social media has on children because I will be the first to admit, social media controls majority of our social life. I can recognize that websites such as Facebook and Twitter have taken a toll on face to face contact with peers, but what people seem to forget is that this world where social media has apparently taken over is the generation in which we grew up in. At the end of the day, this is how we communicate. We did not grow up in an era where we would write letters to our friends in order to keep in contact. We did not grow up accepting that we may need to go days with out being able to contact our friends or get in touch with family due to lack of technology. We grew up in a generation where the click of 10 digits on a cell phone that you carry with you anywhere you go can instantly keep you in touch with the outside world and who you care about the most. It would be foolish of me to convince anyone that social media has no negative side effects on our generation, because it absolutely does. However, I see much more positives of social media networks than I do negatives. Any thoughts? I would love feedback! I am currently enrolled in an advanced argumentation class at Oregon State University and would love some insightful information and feedback to broaden my sense of social media and am open minded to new ideas I may not be aware of.