This project is about how social media affects society and my personal life. I am going to share my social media addiction quiz results. I also found an interesting statistic from Pew Research. My own opinion, about media is that it has a lot of influence today's world. I think social media affects my life in many ways in daily life and it also affects society as a whole. Social media is something that I use every day. It is a source for me to connect to the world.
I did a "Am I Addicted To Social Media" Quiz which shows the signs of social media dependency. The results stated,
Congratulations! Psychologists estimate that as many as 5 to 10% of Americans meet the criteria for social media addiction today. But luckily, that's not you! Not checking social media every few minutes doesn't make you feel anxious, as you prefer to live 'in the moment' rather than through your apps. You use social media to your advantage, at work and to connect with friends and family, but you know when to put it away. Keep it up!
It shows that I am not hooked with social media that much and I don't totally agree because sometime I do binge watch out of my comfort zone. I actually use my social media when I have to be in touch my friends and family. The quiz made me realze that I have a balance of social life and I know when to put my phone away from me.
According to the Pew Research Center "Majorities of teens ages 13 to 17 say they use TikTok (63%), Snapchat (60%) and Instagram (59%). For older teens ages 15 to 17, these shares are about seven-in-ten"
Social Media has been a part of our lives. It is a medium through where we can connect to the world even by sitting in one corner of the the house. Social media has both positive and negative impact. It depends on a individual , how they are going to use it. If it causes problem then it can also create a soultion. It might boost your confidence or lower you confidence. Our society has been comparing their lives with the life that they see on social media. People needs to acknowledge that everything we see on social is not true. It polishes our mind to think in a different way. We should use social not let the social media use us. However, a person should focus on the positive side of the social media.
I learned something after completing this project . Social media has an impact on everything I do. It depends on me how I want to use the resouces of social media. This project has made me think about how I want to use and make changes in my life. I should not only think that social media has the bad impacts but it also has positive impacts which I can implement in my life. I want to create a limited time screen and that is a good thing to do.