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Project Description:
For this project, I discovered just how bad my social media addiction is from the quiz as well as how much of a controversial topic social media addiction, and just in general is.
Social Media Addiction Survey:
After taking the "AM I ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA" QUIZ I realized how much I rely on social media, as well as how much I use it. To the point where even technology itself is telling me I need to get off of it.
My results were: "You NEED to get a grip on your social media habits! Scrolling through social media is your number one past time - you're never off the .gram, or TikTok, or Twitter or... (insert your favourite platform here). You spend an excessive amount of your day on social media, feeling that if something isn't recorded and posted on one of your accounts it didn't really happen. Sleep, eating, work, even your relationships, are all suffering as a result. Did you know that, in a famous study from Denmark, adults who spent a week off social media felt much happier with their lives? They also reported an increase in real-world social activity and were significantly less angry and lonely than those who stayed on social media. It's time to take your social media addiction seriously and embark on a digital detox."
I agree completely with this quiz, I am unable to go more than 30 minutes without checking social media, scrolling or watching something on social media. My addiction is really bad, my screen time averaging around 10 hours daily. I think I do need to work on being less reliant on social media and using it less.
Interesting Social Media Statistic:
The most interesting statistic to me was how the republicans and democrats of our country are even divided on the impacts of social media. I think that it is very interesting how even the government, the highest of the high are still debated and impacted by social media. These are the people who run our country and make decisions that we the people can really do nothing about and they still do not completely understand the impacts social media is having on us.
Social Media's Impact on Society:
I think social media has a huge negative impact on society but also has a huge positive impact on society. Prior to social media news was usually spread by the newspaper or the news, and there were not many different channels or voices for it to come from. Social media gives the people a chance to speak up about their experiences, what is actually happening, ways to help people, and what people need to do, etc. Even though it can be used to spread positive news it is sadly also used hugely to spread fake negative news. Which, hugely negatively impacts our society because often people do not verify the information they see through social media before reposting or sharing that information, creating a huge chain of people spreading this fake news. All of them contributing to the further assertion of this news that was never real in the first place. Almost like a game of telephone. I also think that social media can positively impact mental health by allowing people to be connected to people even when they are not able to be physically with them. Though, I believe the negative impacts due to user faults, often outweigh these positive impacts and everyone's mental health can be severely deteriorated from cyber bullying, false rumors, and just social media in general.
Lesson Learned:
This lesson has further asserted the fact that I am insanely addicted to social media and need to try to get myself less addicted. Also, I learned just how divided even the government is on how social media has/is impacting us.
Sources:
Auxier, B. (2020, October 15). 64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. Today. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/10/15/64-of-americans-say-social-media-have-a-mostly-negative-effect-on-the-way-things-are-going-in-the-u-s-today/
Team, E. (2022, January 26). “am I addicted to Social Media?” quiz. Time to Log Off. https://www.itstimetologoff.com/wp_quiz/am-i-addicted-to-social-media-quiz/
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