Social Media Impact

Project Description:

For this project I had to see how much social media affected me and also how it affected others.

Results of Social Media Quiz:

After taking the 'Am I Addicted to Social Media Quiz" my results were,

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?

My Results surprised me. I really was not expecting for it to say my addiction was mild. I really feel myself that I spend way to much time on social media. Social media is my biggest distraction in my life. I get into my head saying that I'll just watch one more video or read one more post but that is never the case. I feel that when it comes to school I procrastinate to the very last minute and this is due to social media. My brain will never allow me to focus for more than 10 minutes. I will probably check social media at least 10 times while doing this project. I am so dependent on it I can't turn it off because I will cave and need to turn it back on, especially if it something that I am not totally interested in.

Social Media Statistic:

This was surprising because if you are looking at Facebook I feel as though the ages are wrong. If you think about the past facebook was always know to my generation as a app for our parents. This though I feel is not true. Many people in my generation that I know use facebook often almost everyday.

Social Media's Impact on Society:

I think that social media can be both great and destructive for society. Social media can be a great way to contact friends and keep up on others lives. But there is also a downside to social media. Social media can be very destructive to a persons mental health. There online bullies who can hide behind a screen and dissociate it from reality. Social media can cause major mental health problems. Like I said before I think that social media is very important becasue it has opened a whole new door to the whole world. Without it many people would not have so many different opportunities.

Lessons Learned:

I learned that social media can have a lot of different impacts on society. There is no way that our world would be the same as it is now without it. I also learned that even though social media can be great I think I would like to take a break from it.

Sources:

“Am I ADDICTED to social media?” QUIZ. (n.d.). Time to Log Off. https://www.itstimetologoff.com/wp_quiz/am-i-addicted-to-social-media-quiz/

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