The most serious criticism of modern social network is that it encourages narcissism and loneliness. PatriciaGreenfield, a developmental psychologist at UCLA, said, "Emotional expression is now a public affair." She also cited a study by JeanTwenge of San Diego State University.
Since the early 1990s, American college students' scores in narcissism have been rising. Another study shows that narcissists are usually active users of Facebook and Twitter, which are especially suitable for self-promotion. But some people are more skeptical about this.
Students are keen on using social media not because they are independent or obsessed with technology, but because they need friendship. When I interviewed teenagers, they told me again and again that they would rather meet in reality, ride bicycles together and go out to play freely. But because the society has spread a lot of horrible information about strangers, these young people are already very difficult.
Meet and socialize outside the network. The need for us to establish contact with others is urgent, but it is difficult to do it in today's cities. So, how far are we from stepping out of the human circle and into the world of artificial intelligence? How complicated a robot needs.
In order to meet the core needs of human friendship, such as knowing how to repay and having personality? According to SherryTurckle's introduction in AloneTogether, some social technologies have been able to touch our Darwin button.
Some robots have been able to communicate with human eyes and track human movements and postures, giving people the impression that "someone is at home".