social media impact is what you, or other people have done on the internet that has impacted other people or yourself on different platforms, sites and apps. Whether you realize it or not your own and other peoples impacts on social media impacts you be it indirectly or directly.
social media impacts us a lot throughout our daily lives more than we realize. The problem with that? It distracts us and takes us away from things that are important as seen in this reading. I myself am a part of the problem, it makes it difficult to do daily task or get things done because of how easily the distraction of my phone or social media is. Even learning has become a challenge because i'd rather surf the internet then pay attention sometimes.
"Am I addicted to social media" quiz results
One week of scree time + top 3 apps used
I think these go had in hand and provide the same evidence. In just one week I averaged a full school day or an average shift at work on my phone during a busy week with school, practice, and games. Spending almost a whole day on instagram and half a day on tiktok while im sure at times or situations I shouldn't of been. The impact social media has on my life is taking up valuable time. Time I could be spending on work, doing important things, or getting out i the real world and socializing.
Social media has many upsides such as instant communication, being able to share your creativity or opinions easily, and easy research but overall I think it hurts us more than helps. While being an astonishing invention nowadays peoples dependency on the internet or social media harms production in the real world. it harms being able to have real connection with people and social skills in the real world. This is because people can avoid face to face interactions and freely communicate via messages or social media ultimately harming what we can do in real life, The same goes with productivity we spend so much time on social media as a society it tends to get hard getting things done that we need to get done
I've learned that social media takes up a huge part in our lives throughout this research. It takes us away from a lot of things while it can also add to it. You control the impact it has on you wether it has complete control of your life to never using it. The impact you have on social media or the impact it has on you is completely your choice.
Hatfield, J. (2024, June 12). High school teachers say phone distraction in class is a big problem in the US. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/12/72-percent-of-us-high-school-teachers-say-cellphone-distraction-is-a-major-problem-in-the-classroom/
Hatfield, J. (2024, June 12). High school teachers say phone distraction in class is a big problem in the US. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/12/72-percent-of-us-high-school-teachers-say-cellphone-distraction-is-a-major-problem-in-the-classroom/