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a more recent report says that social networking contributes to 80% of divorces
'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites that have developed to make money off of the typically underachieving users who spend time there. Characteristics of social media include:
'''Social media''' is a euphemistic term for the [[gossip]]y and busybody websites that have developed to make money off of the many underachievers who waste time there. Characteristics of social media include:
*lack of educational content
*lack of educational content
*interference with the development of good, lasting relationships
*interference with the development of good, lasting relationships
*displacement of healthy social gatherings
*displacement of healthy social gatherings
*contributing to 20% of all divorces<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6857918/Facebook-fuelling-divorce-research-claims.html</ref>
*contributing to a large number of divorces: 80% in one report<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_updates-on-social-networking-sites-cause-divorce-survey_1551319</ref> and 20% in an earlier report.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6857918/Facebook-fuelling-divorce-research-claims.html</ref>
These busybody websites provide their users with a false sense of achievement as they add 'friends' or 'followers' to their often pseudonymous accounts. Users often display compulsive behavior, endlessly producing vacuous and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds, where the near-total absence of [[conservative]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense to be applauded by 'followers'. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on - and encouraged by - these sites, as users strive to build armies of unquestioning supporters and flee from honest, open-minded, intellectual debate.
These busybody websites provide their users with a false sense of achievement as they add 'friends' or 'followers' to their often pseudonymous accounts. Users often display compulsive behavior, endlessly producing vacuous and repetitive content for their facebook pages or twitter feeds, where the near-total absence of [[conservative]] voices allows the most absurd nonsense to be applauded by 'followers'. The term itself demonstrates the unhealthy attitudes found on - and encouraged by - these sites, as users strive to build armies of unquestioning supporters and flee from honest, open-minded, intellectual debate.