I have chosen to delve into the exploration of the effects of popular social networking on the intertwining generations in our society. I feel as though the three main popular social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have caused our generation to become closer to others in our generation but have not allowed us to connect and intertwine with older generations. The background information i have on the subject is my own experience with social media along with my recent introduction of a website incorporating social media but aiming to connect generations together. I am interested in seeing the effects that a website driven to connect generations has compared to the popular social medias we use every day.

I was asked why this website, “egenshare” would want to bring generations together. As I came across a blog post written in the Times Of Israel on this website as well as social media becoming a bridge in connecting generations, I have found an answer. The creator of the website was interviewed and mentioned that “social networking has not even scratched the surface of what it is capable of doing,” with such a website that details peoples’ life values, experiences, and insightful life lessons, there will be an opportunity for social networking to reach its “potential” where people can “learn and benefit from” intergenerational sharing.

I was also asked what the possible negative consequences of bringing generations together are. Disregarding my bias on the matter, there are a couple of possible consequences. For instance, because there is a difference in age resulting in different experience, people who cannot sympathize and empathize with the experience of others will not benefit from intergenerational sharing. It can be hard for someone who has not experienced something themselves to understand and learn from  the journey of others. On the other hand, there can be some people who learn from other people’s experiences and lessons. The possible problem with this is there may be people who rely soley on other people’s experiences to gather information and do not go out and explore on their own. I believe the best understanding of the world is learned from a person’s own experience mixed with the knowledge of others experiences as well. This is because knowing what others went through, you are able to acknowledge different perspectives in comparison to your own experience.