Allegory Of The Cave Analysis

According to research done around the world, there are over seven billion people on the planet and over three billion are active Internet users. That indicates over forty-five percent of the population is comprised by internet users and the numbers are growing as we speak. In the allegory of “The Cave” Socrates describes the light and shadows which hurt our eyes and this is relevant because in society today we are so constantly buried in the shadows of the internet of social media, advertisement, and T.V. that we forget the reality and truth around us. Individuals around the world revolve their lives around the internet each day and they end up losing themselves and the truth of fabricated information. With losing ourselves, we start to believe

The reality behind these sites is disturbing; thousands of people are being cyber bullied each day and are led to commit suicide. Individuals find it necessary to embarrass, slander, threaten, and insult other individuals on these websites. Insulting individuals on any social website can lead to the victim to harming themselves. Teenagers around the world bully others to feel a sense of power or to stay popular in school. This reasoning is unacceptable, you shouldn’t have to knock someone down to feel powerful or to stay popular. However, teenagers would make Facebook or Instagram pages to mock and slander the victim. Making a Facebook page of the victim allows anyone to view the page and add their own comment. Being bullied on social media can affect a person's reputation, and self-esteem. They may find it hard to communicate with others and numerous victims will feel as if they have no choice but to commit suicide. With bullying comes many forms of harassment. Girlfriends and boyfriends can be harassed on social media sites after breaking up with their significant other or while dating someone. You can be harass by anyone on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and even Vine. On Facebook and Twitter, a person can post a status about a specific person for the entire world to see, by the time the individual sees the post it’s too late because by that time people are already gossiping. All that individual could do is report the post as inappropriate. However, on Instagram, Vine, and Snapchat you are required to post pictures or videos. Pictures can be more damaging than words because you are able to see the image in many different perspectives and form your own conclusion of what’s going. Like they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Different opinions of what is shown can lead to people judging you and