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This page explores the impact of social media as understood through my personal opinions, research, and testing conducted in my CSIT class.
This page explores the impact of social media as understood through my personal opinions, research, and testing conducted in my CSIT class.
Click below to see my full result.
Click below to see my full result.
The First Step:
The First Step:
Social Media Addiction Survey Results
Social Media Addiction Survey Results
Quiz Result:
"Oh dear... you really do seem ADDICTED to social media. You NEED to get a grip on your social media habits! Scrolling through social media is your number one pastime—you're never off Instagram ....You spend an excessive amount of your day on social media."Quiz Result:
Reflection:
Reflection:
I do see how I end up on the social media aspect of my phone too easily, so being told to take a break isn't surprising. I would say, however, that I haven't always been on my phone so much; the addition of short videos to these platforms made it exponentially worse than before. I actually don't have TikTok, X (Twitter), or Snapchat on my phone, which I thought was helpful. Then, Instagram moved "Reels" to be between your screens so that you land on them almost no matter what you came to do on the app. You are most likely going to see a short video, and that has been my downfall for sure.
Full Result
Full Result
Quiz Result/Response and Citations
"Am I ADDICTED to social media?" QUIZ
Oh dear....you really do seem ADDICTED to social media [Time To Log Off Social Media Addiction Quiz]
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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.
Team, E. (2022)
The Second Step:
The Second Step:
Interesting Social Media Statistic:
Interesting Social Media Statistic:
Statistic:
Statistic:
"Seven-in-ten Facebook users say they use the site daily, including 49% who say they use the site several times a day."
(Auxier & Anderson, 2021)
Why I chose this:
Why I chose this:
I find this fascinating because, at first, I wasn't sure what you could really do on Facebook every day. After thinking about it, I realized the main reason I have Facebook—relatives and friends—is actually a good example. For instance, I have some aunts who like cooking and will post meals quite frequently. I also think Facebook can be a good thing to have, as many of these family members live in North or South Carolina (a 9-hour drive). Connection to their daily or weekly lives wouldn't really be available without Facebook.
Social Media's Impact on Society
Social Media's Impact on Society
My opinion is that social media can be either good or bad. However, the mix and variety of bad intentions that people can explore with social media definitely has an extremely large risk attached to it. Social media makes it possible to not feel invisible or like a freak because you can find like-minded people. On the other hand, if you begin to only interact with those like-minded people, you may begin to believe other opinions are inferior. The same applies to the way it is engineered; if you need a "brain break" to not think, it can provide that, but when you do that too much, you begin to lose time scrolling. Overall, it can be good in moderation, like most things.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
I learned that YouTube is the most common platform and that the famous study in Denmark regarding a digital detox sounds like a good idea. I am also a little surprised by how strong Snapchat is staying, as I expected much less popularity by now. Finally, I realized my own scrolling is definitely out of control, and while I try not to get on my phone right when I wake up, I have to admit that I do sometimes.
Sources
Sources
Auxier, B., & Anderson, M. (2021, April 7). Social media use in 2021. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/
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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