Over the years, social media has matured tremendously and has had an effect on the way humans communicate with each other. Although social media was originally designed to easily connect humans with each other, it has instead simply become a detriment to interpersonal communication. There is no denying that there have been positive aspects to its development, but it has mostly created a significant amount of negative aspects. It is crucial to have good and effective interpersonal relationships through communication because it will remain a part of you throughout your life. Some positive effects that social media has had on society are the ability to quickly communicate with anyone, it has made long distance communication easier than ever, and it allows those with similar interests to easily share with millions of people. However, there appears to be a more negative correlation between social media and the growth of interpersonal communication than a positive one. The negative impact that social media has had on society has been recognized especially in adolescents....