With the development of society, people’s living style changes radically. This phenomenon is especially obvious among the youth. Recently, some people criticize that young people do not spend sufficient time in helping their communities. I agree with this viewpoint, and here are some reasons to explain young people’s lifestyle.

First and foremost, young people are overwhelmed by heavy schoolwork or busy jobs, so they seldom have time to share with neighbors. Since they are always busy dealing with personal issues, they hardly have enough leisure time for themselves, not to mention involving in community activities. For example, my cousin works for a famous enterprise, and he has suffered much pressure. Every weekday, he needs to work in his company for ten hours, and finish several projects at home. He can’t get enough sleep himself, so it is reasonable that he never has enough time to help his community.

Moreover, young people prefer to use social media as a way to build interpersonal connections. The wide use of the Internet enables young people to socialize online instead of interacting in person. The Internet can provide young people with speed and convenience, so they won’t bother spending time with neighbors. For instance, I usually chat with my friends online and rarely help around in my community. I can communicate with people through WeChat or QQ wherever I go. And that is much more appealing than talk with others face to face.

Admittedly, young people should also consider people of other ages. They may do not know how to use social media, and, still wish to develop friendships with the youth. But, they should try to show more understandings and respect the way that young people live.

In a word, indeed, young people do not devote enough time to their communities in reality. Nevertheless, they deserve understandings due to their burden and a bias towards social media.