For this project i learned how social media affects myself and this worlds society.
After taking the "AM I ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA?" Quiz I realized that i rely on social media a lot more than i thought, the results stated,
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?
Yes i do think that i need to rethink my social media habits and amount of time i spend on it. One of the first things that i do when i wake up is get on social and i know that i spend a minimum of 5 hours on it daily. So i am going to challenge myslef to decrease my screen time.
An interesting fact that i found on one of the articles that was provided is that Youtube is the #1 most used online platform.
In my opinion Social media affects society in both a negative and positive way. Some positive affects is that social is a place where people can make connections, show their creativity, and build businesses and promote businesses. On the negative side, Social media can be very draining and increase depression for a lot of people, because it is very easy to compare yourself to people that you see online and to start feeling bad about yourself because you may not have the same things in life that you see online. Another negative is that there is a lot of false and misleading information online, so a lot of people can be misinformed.
During this assignment I learned that i am starting to have an unhealthy relationship with social media. My screen time is a lot higher than i thought it was and i definitely need to work on being on social media less, because at time i think it impacts my mental health in a negative way.
Gottfried, J. (2024, January 31). Americans’ social media use. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/01/31/americans-social-media-use/