The importance and benefits social media has added to our day-to-day living can never, in anyway, be over emphasised. The vast majority of people will agree that it has become an important and very useful part of human existence. Social media has completely changed the ways we communicate and connect with each other. One would then ask " how has the world got along when it was not available"?
One time, while I was in the boarding school. I had run out of money and necessary supplies. As a little boy, it was very urgent I get some replenishments. I had written and sent an sos letter to my parents. At that time mobile phones and social media were not a thing. Everyday I looked out for a response, but they never came. Somehow I managed to survive.
At the close of term I went home for holidays. I got to find out they have not gotten any letter from me. The letter came a day before I went back to school for the new term. It was so painful but at the same time funny. Now imagine I had a social media platform like WhatsApp at the time. They would have gotten my message in real time.
What Benefits?
The benefits of social media to anyone, irrespective of what they use it for, is quite immense. For me, it is more of an ally than it is a tool. The advent of it has been a blessing in so many ramifications for me.
With social media enhancing richly how we communicate, I could talk to and connect with my family friends and business partners in real time. Distance is significantly not an issue. I could stay in the comfort of my house and close a transaction with someone thousands of miles away.
Most of the knowledge I have today has been through the use of social media platforms like youtube, twitter, hive etc. They have been a go to source for learning of all kinds.
Social media has helped me to be able to promote and manage my business effectively and profitably. It is also a source of job opportunities for millions of people the world over. Imagine what a platform like hive is doing in the lives of so many.
No social media?
These are but some of the benefits social media has brought to life. Whichever way you look at it, it's advent has been more of a blessing to the world. But then, what will life be without this important tool for me ?. How exactly will it change my life?
They say it is better not to start or taste something, see how it taste, then think of stopping that thing. Hence I can only imagine how dull life would have been without social media. Life would be without an important substance. I have practically come to depend on it for almost everything I do. To a large extent it might make me a bit redundant. As most of what I do revolves around it.
Think about this, as a business man, social media has been a better source of advert and awareness creation for my business. Without this tool, one is stranded in a way. Then Imagine a world without hive, a platform so many have come to use for so many opportunities. To say the least, it would be more of a disaster to live a life devoid of social media.
In closing, life without social media is something I don't want to think about. How does one even live a life without YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Hive. There are things that are scary just by thinking about them.