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PrivateEaglePerson675 revise this paragraph and add a summary of the changes Gladwell…revise this paragraph and add a summary of the changesGladwell keeps arguing that the intimacy fostered by social media sites like Facebook and Twitter is ultimately incompatible with the kind of activity that is required. Social media systems are made up of weak relationships. Twitter gives you the opportunity to follow (or be followed by) individuals you may have never met. Facebook is a tool for effectively keeping track of the acquaintances you would not otherwise be able to keep in touch with. Because of this, you can have 1,000 Facebook “friends,” which is something you could never do in real life. We can utilize the power of these types of remote connections on the Internet with amazing efficiency. It excels in the logistical aspects of the dating industry as well as the spread of innovation, interdisciplinary teamwork, and flawlessly matching up buyers and sellers. But low-risk activism seldom results from weak relationships. In the end, classifying our online interactions into these preset categories seems a bit foolish. There is no doubt that the lines are fuzzy. What we do online carries over into our real lives. What use does it serve to assert that a communication tool cannot replace the attributes required for advocacy on an individual and group levels? Twitter and Facebook can’t do it, of course. The idea that employing the most cutting-edge communication methods will somehow make such activism-inspiring qualities obsolete, however, strikes me as absurd. When they were young, my grandpa and his two brothers decided to take their bikes over to a building site. In the construction zone, thin slabs of wood were placed on top of various items to give the impression of ramps. They briefly rode their bikes up the ramp, but as they continued to ride up and down, the slabs began to give way. But they were ignorant of this. They decided to try launching themselves off the ramp together as a trio. So they tried it. They were riding up the ramp on their bikes when it broke in half. The elder brother split his skull on the pavement, while the other broke both of his legs. My grandpa also sustained a fractured leg and injured wrist. They couldn’t get in touch with anyone for help because no one was around. They were almost in the middle of nowhere. Because he had the fewest injuries, my grandfather had to go for help. He got on his bike and cycled as far and as fast as he could to get help. He rode the entire distance home to inform his mother, my great-grandma, of what had transpired. The middle brother was in terrible pain when she arrived with the ambulance, and the oldest brother had already passed away. Just the local news and the newspaper covered this. However, if this had occurred at a time when social media was widely used, everyone would have heard about it. And for failing to secure the sites and make it impossible for anybody to enter once the construction workers depart, individuals would have sued the construction business and any subsequent construction films. Revolutions may undoubtedly be impacted by social media.  Arts & HumanitiesEnglish