Social Media Impact

Project description

For this project I took a social media addiction Quiz to see how often I use social media. Not only did I explore how social media affects/ can affect me, I also explored how social media affects the society.

Social Media Addiction Quiz Results

I am NOT addicted to social media!! My results were ,You have a HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP with social media.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!

I am not surprised about my results, I don't like to be on social media all day. People have no filter and its honestly concerning so I try to stay away because I hate the fact how this generation think.

Social Media Interesting Statics

One of the most interesting stats that I've found on pew research was how many people see tik tok as a national security threat. I choose this static because one of the apps I do use is tik tok. I use tik tok the most after seeing the article I was curious to see how many people my age sees tik tok as a threat. The results varies on the age , party and ideology. Here are the results below!

I have never thought of tik tok being a threat to national security, this is pretty interesting to me.

Social Media Impact On Society

Social Media has a huge impact on today's society In a positive way and negative way. I think both impacts are greatly shown in toady's world; Social media positively affected society by allowing people to connect to people from all over! This connection allows cultural diversity to be established and grow. The awareness in cultural diversity allows people to show more respect to others cultures, religions and along with traditions. Social media has also helped business owners businesses grow because of the platforms being so broadly used. Speaking from my own experienced I have gain connections and the skill of networking through social media. On the flip side social media has affected people daily lives. One of social media negative impacts on society is influence. Social media greatly influences those who consume it way too much, many people start to believe that media is the real life and they begin to have prescribed images of others along with themselves creating stereotypes and low-self esteem issues. Also social media spreads a lot of misleading information daily.

Lesson learned

During this project I realized that social media doesn't affect me as much as my peers. I've also learned that social media has a huge significantly impact on cultural diversity awareness, I've learned that I was greatly impacted by that. As I reflected on the impact of social media I have really grown understanding and respect for others cultures, traditions and beliefs systems.

Sources

Pew Research Center. (2023, July 10). Majority of Americans see TikTok as a national security threat | Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/10/majority-of-americans-say-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-national-security/

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