Social Media Impact

Purpose:

This assignment is meant to help us understand the impacts of social media on us as a society as well as individually

Social Media Addiction:

I do agree that I am on social media a lot, I am actively trying to stay off or at least lower my usage. I've noticed that when on social media I care about others peoples opinions too much, specifically in regards to a band I like and being on social media makes me feel bad most of the time nowadays due to how harsh people can be when they don't like something. I'm making an effort to try and only use social media to communicate with friends, all of my high school friends are in a group chat together on Instagram.

Interesting Social Stats:

The most interesting stat among teens is the amount of people who say it would be hard to give up social media. While 54% is a significant number in terms of being in the majority, though I still imagined it would be more considering Gen Z tends to spend a lot of time on apps like TikTok. Though if this survey were taken again when Gen Alpha gets older I think theirs would be higher then this.

Social Media Impact:

I think social media can be helpful for a number of reasons but harmful as well. When it comes to social media I know that it helps a lot of people find a sense pf community with people. During the height of the pandemic I made quite a few friends through social media and found people I connected with. It also allows me to keep in touch with high school friends and keep tabs on my old theatre class. But through social media people also have the ability to make you feel bad about yourself just by making one comment, be it because of the music you listen to or the way you act. There is also the idea that everything on social media stays on social media, people may find themselves to be attached to a celebrity or social media personality who turns out to have done horrible things in the past. That has happened with the vast majority of singers/musical artists I've listened to. Which also brings the topic of "cancel culture" into play.

Lessons Learned:

I am on social media way too much and I am too senstive when it comes to artists i like. As evidenced by me talking about how the people who dont like them make me feel at least twice. I need to reduce my social media usage significantly, though I also feel like that would be really hard for me to do.

Sources:

Vogels, E. A., Gelles-Watnick, R., & Massarat, N. (2022, August 10). Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022. PEW Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/08/10/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022/

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