Impact of Social Media

Project Description

For this project, I figure out how social media impacts myself and the community around me as a whole.

Social media addiction survey

After I have taken the "AM I ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA?" quiz, it has made me realize that I am fairly reliant on social media and the results from the quiz have 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?

This has made me think about rethinking my use of social media. I usually spend about 30 mins or more on social media and scrolling and 15 minutes if there is nothing going on. With the next couple weeks, I am going to think about ways to reduce that time on social media to a healthy amount of time like once every 2-3 hours and only spending 15-20 minutes on it.

Interesting Social Media Statistic

The article provides an interesting stat that shows the amount of social media usage in the U.S. with the youngest being more likely to use Instagram. The data in this almost completey matches my use of social media apps.

Social Media Impact on Society

Social media has had a huge effect from when it was first introduced and into the present day, but in my opinion, social media has had a positive effect and of course, its downsides. The positives about it are that I can have conversations with other people on the same topics I am interested in and socialize more and have more diversity in people I can chat with and learn about. The downsides of social media are also a huge point to make the spread of misinformation is a huge problem on any social media platform and service and the issue of mental health, for example sometimes there are post or messages on social media that cause me to feel down or feel targeted. But overall, in social media there are way more positives than negatives.

Lessons Learned

I have learned that I need take some more measures to limit my social media usage, my usage is about the average amount of time on social media. however, despite this, social media has started to affect me negativity with my mental health with some topics.

Sources

Jeffery G. (2024, January 31). Americans Social Media Use. Retrieved from Pew Research Center:

How Americans Use Social Media | Pew Research Center

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