Social Media Impact

For this project, I researched the impacts of social media and reflected on the specific societal impacts surrounding it.

Social Media Addiction Quiz

Interesting Social Media Statistic 

Social Media's Impact on Society 

I believe that the emergence of social media platforms had an initial positive foundation that helped people across the world network and connect with each other, it created an amazing space for cultures to clash and people to learn and build communities they could not have if they were restricted to their own small circle. However, like all things, when it is overused it can be addicting and before you know it we have iPad kids who cannot stand a second without Cocomelon and even grown adults who believe they cannot have fun without others seeing it on social media. I see this discourse a lot, where people my age claim it is sad to see the younger generations not being able to experience the joy of quality time with other humans without a screen, and I whole heartedly agree. I believe social media has stolen the childhood of many of the younger generation, and that is the consequence of parents not putting regulations on their children's screen times. Social media is not inherently a bad thing at all, however, like all things in life it needs to be used in regulation.

Lessons Learned

In this project, I faced the truth of how addicting social media can be and I was able to learn that research shows that majority of teens struggle with using some form of social media daily. I learned that I spend an insane amount of time on it when I could be doing more productive things, and overall this lesson felt like a wakeup call to make it a mission to use my time more wisely.

Sources

Faverio, M. (2025, July 10). 10 facts about teens and social media. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/10/10-facts-about-teens-and-social-media/