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Project Description
The purpose of this project is to explore the impact of social media on our society then display the things I've learned during this project.
Social Media Addiction Survey
After taking the "Am I addicted To Social Media?" Quiz, my results stated the following.
You’re FAIRLY RELIANT on social media :
You're fairly reliant on social media, but there are far worse culprits! Still, it's good to be reminded that UK adults spend an average of 8 hrs 41 mins on screens every day, and 4 hours of that on smartphone apps alone (mainly social media). That's about a third of each day checking apps. Do you need to rethink your social media habits and the amount of time you spend scrolling?
I would have to agree with the results of this quiz. I don't believe I am completely addicted to social media. I could be more productive with some of my time that I do spend on social media. My plan is to cut back on using social media before bed.
Social Media Statistic
The most shocking stat that I noticed while reading through this article is the major decline in teens using Facebook between the years of '14-'15 to 2023
Social Media Impact
My thoughts on the impact that social media has had on society are both positive and negative. On one side, social media has opened up a vast amount of ways to connect with people and network. It has also made it possible for some people to create their own avenues in certain fields of work to be more successful. Now on the other hand, social media has warped the minds of the younger generations in believing that certain action have no consequences. It also has made it much harder to create more meaningful relationships with people since you can simple find people who seem to always agree with you on everything. In the end, I believe social media has done more good than harm overall.
Sources
Anderson, M. (2023, December 11). Teens, social media and technology 2023. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/
Lesson Learned
What I learned from this lesson was that I need to cut down on my social media usage a bit. I also learned that social media apps can rapidly decline in usage in a short amount of time.
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