Social media towards males and females?

[V Shibuya]

Guess this generally towards people in general, but since this is gender studies, goes towards males and females.

Does anyone find it annoying and just plain out dumb that social media is the new wave of communication? If you want to know how someone is, you log onto to a social network. If you want to talk to someone, you log on again. If you want to know something about them, you log on again. So on and so forth. It's everything in social networks is a virtually reality that people place themselves in, and if you aren't a part of it, you cease to exist to them. I am seeing more relationships occur over social networks than actually taking the time to know someone. Some males don't care about social networks, some really do. Some females don't either, but some do also. It's like if you want to know someone, you can't do that anymore upfront. Have to go online and find out.

Do you think social media has affected males and females in a way that is negative? Or do you see that it gives a positive light for males and females (or can say people in general) in connecting more closely together?