With Social Media actually have to leave their homes to interact with others.  Is it really the same as it use to be though? There is a huge difference between making friends in the flesh and making friends online.  Think about this, when you make friends online you can only get online to chat when you want to present the persona you present online. In real life if you are going to have friends they have to accept you for good or bad. You actually have to learn to socialize under various conditions.  Now the only way this changes online is if you pledge to be authentic 100% of the time.  Just be yourself regardless of circumstances. We have learned to socialize online and hide behind the keyboard.  Is this REAL? That to me is the negative to Socializing now versus how we had to do it before Social Media. Just always be true to yourself and then Social Media only expands your networking.