Ted TALK essay

     Wale Ghonim says that there are 5 critical challenges that we face in the social media today.
      The first challenge is that people don't know how to deal with all the rumors. That rumors go on the people's biases and are being shared with millions of people. The second challenge is that people make their own echo chambers. That they only want to communicate to the people who agrees with them. And because of social media we can now block, mute, and un-follow everyone else who disagrees. The third challenge is that online discussions quickly become into angry mobs. That people quickly forget that avatar is a real human. The fourth challenge is that it is hard to change peoples opinion on something. That we jump into conclusions and write opinions about them. The fifth, the most important in his point of view, is that people have shallow conversations over the deep conversations. That people favors broadcasting over engagements.  Wales said ,"It's as if we agreed that we are here to talk at each other instead of talking with each other."

        But, there are ways to face the challenges. First, we can fight trolls and online harassments. Second, to engage more conversations with people, rather than broadcasting our opinions all the time. Or to reward people who read and respond to views that they disagree with. And to make an acceptance that people can change their minds of things. Third, to rethink about today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences. Wale's said, "... to reward thoughfullness, civility and mutual understanding." Fourth, to team up and start new projects. Like Wale Ghonims said, " As a beliver in the internet, I teamed up with a few friends, started a new project, trying to find answers and explore possibilities."
        There are many critical challenges in the social media, but there are ways too face them too.