I am going to persuade you that social networking is a bad thing for teens and even adults. If you use social networks such as Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram it shows a lack of emotions. When you are on social networks, you don't know people actually feel. While texting someone you might not understand if they are mad, disappointed or even happy.

When you are on social media, it gives people the licenses to be hurtful. If you are online people can private message you hurtful things and put you down. If you post a picture, other people can comment on your photo saying their opinion by saying mean and rude things about your photo. When you post something it is on there forever since people can screenshot and repost, when they repost your …show more content…
It causes you to talk to friends and family in person less. It will also lower your social skills when you go out. It may even make you lose friends. If you were always on social networks and you go to the store then see a friend that you haven't seen in awhile and you try talking to them, but they ignore you. Then, you just lost a friend without even knowing.

On social networks, you tell someone something secret you thought you trusted them, but they can turn on you. All they have to do is screenshot and post it on a social network. They can also talk bad about you or family member in private messages, and you would never know.

During the time that you are on social networking, it causes laziness. It causes you to always stay at home. When you are always home, your house will be messy, and you won't want to clean it. That would lead bugs and other gross stuff into your house. Then, family and friend won't want to come over anymore.

It will also will reduce communication to family. You won't want to go see your family. When you do go see your family, you will be on your phone the whole time. Your families will not want to be around