Social Media Impact

I am Reviewing how social media impacts myself and society in this project. 

I found the statistic about different demographic groups and their social media use to be the most interesting. As a young person I also use Youtube and TikTok often. I am surprised by the amount of young people who use Facebook. Most of the young people I know don't use it. 

Social media's impact on society is complicated. I believe that there are positive and negative effects. The way that social media can connect people and help people learn about different view points that they otherwise would have never learned is a positive thing. The way social media can be so addicting is a negative thing. It can lead to anti-social behavior and you can damage your eyes from staring at blue screens all day. There is a delicate balance of not needing to hear everyone's opinion about everything all the time and not getting stuck in an echo chamber on social media.  

I learned about different social media statistics and I how I fit into those statistics. I reflected on how social media effects people in today's society. I learned how reliant I am of social media.

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. Retrieved from Pew Research: 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/

Auxier, B., & Anderson, M. (2021, April 7). Social Media Use in 2021. Retrieved from Pew Research: www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/

Team, E. (n.d.). “AM I ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA?” QUIZ. Retrieved from Its Time to Log Off: https://www.itstimetologoff.com/wp_quiz/am-i-addicted-to-social-media-quiz/