social network: avvicinano o allontanano?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "social network: avvicinano o allontanano?". Your opponent's style: Mark Zuckerberg

I social network sono meccanismi che avvicinano le persone geograficamente distanti o impossibilitate a prendere parte a occasioni di incontro, alimentano interessi e passioni con poco sforzo e aiutano a mantenere relazioni nel tempo.

Look, I built these platforms, so I understand the appeal of that narrative - but you're missing the fundamental problem we've created. Yes, Facebook connects your grandmother in Italy to her family in America. But what about the neighbor next door she no longer talks to? We've substituted digital convenience for human effort, and that's hollowing out real community.The data proves my point exactly - young adults, particularly those aged 18 to 34, report the highest levels of loneliness, with studies showing that nearly 30% of this demographic feel lonely daily, and 27 percent of participants aged 19-29 experiencing significant levels of loneliness [1]. We've created this paradox where people are more "connected" than ever yet lonelier than any generation before them. Your social networks aren't replacing real relationships - they're becoming cheap substitutes that leave people emotionally malnourished. Think about it: when someone posts about their struggles, do they get genuine support or just hollow emoji reactions? When you "maintain" relationships through occasional likes and comments, are you really maintaining anything meaningful? We've gamified human connection into engagement metrics, and the result is a generation that mistakes digital interaction for emotional intimacy. The platforms I helped build were supposed to supplement real-world relationships, not replace them. But that's exactly what happened - and the loneliness epidemic among digital natives proves it.