Snapchat Obsession

One might say that social media is a tool that helps us get connected with the rest of the world, but it is truly a recipe for disaster. One of my really close friends Lara is insanely obsessed with Instagram and Snapchat, she is on it every second of the day. Once she and her boyfriend broke up she started stalking him every day, bible. She’d go on every social media website he had an account for, until one day she saw a Snapchat story (a story on snapchat is only available to the user’s friends for twenty-four hours). The story reveled her ex and a new girl, ever since Lara has posted an insane number of pictures on Instagram, some of them are very catfish, they don’t look like her at all. This makes Lara think less of herself, as she has to edit her pictures for them

To support her claim, Twenge presents the outcome of her research depicting the older generation as much more active and the new generation has adopted an introverted lifestyle with only their phone and social media as entertainment and possible validation in their lives. Some, such as “Athena” tend to validate themselves on how many likes they receive on a photo and measure their self-worth based on social standing.

Nevertheless, it can lead one to believe that they have a better understanding of an individual and their relationship with them than it actually is. Social media can blur the lines between who is a true friend and who is a stranger we know things about.

Social media has become a world stage for many people to display and share their accomplishments, failures, and even their shenanigans. No one seems to care anymore if their boss, spouse, or conservative grandmother knows how wild that party they attended over the weekend was, or who their romantic fling was with that week. It’s a sad fact and even though most people do it, posting ones every day move can still affect their job and personal relationships.

To and extent I agree with Sharon Jayson and what she has to say about millennials not conforming to society's standards as well as their approval. It is true that our social norms are unraveling, however I choose to see it as unraveling to create something new. The social norms are adapting to fit the new society that is changing the normal and becoming something different. The world is changing, people no longer care to please others and achieve their approval. We wear what we want to wear, we say what we want to say, we do what we want to do, and we do it all with pride posting it on social media to share with anyone who chooses to view it. Of course not all what people say or do is for the best, but there’s a difference between the last

When people share their information online, their privacy could be divulged. According to the article The Negative Effect of Social Media on Society and Individuals, Jung said: “Because intimate details of our lives can be posted so easily, users are prone to bypass the filters they might normally employ when talking about their private lives.”(Jung 1) Sometimes you may not want people know your secrets, but your friends may post your secrets online. Also, the relationship on the social media could make it difficult for people to understand the mean of connection to the real world.

Along with technology comes jealousy. Not being invited somewhere, getting comments on photos, and specifically feeling good about getting likes on a photo to make themselves feel better. It is a competition to look the best or at lease fake it. People are wearing masks all around. The problem is, are people really looking to find what’s under it? “Yet we rarely put serious effort toward expressing ourselves in a language that can be understood by those outside our tribe”

Instant communication is an necessary part modern of life. Buried behind my everyday technology, I am able to communicate and stay up-to-date with friends’ lives without face-to-face interactions. Social media seems to eliminate the need to think about what is being said or the effect of the communication on readers. Countless hours spent tweeting do not require any more thought than how to simply make clever comments for the public to read. The only real way to dig deeper is to actually make an effort to overcome what has now become the awkwardness of talking directly to an online “friend.” A willingness to go beyond the false relationship of social media is important to broadening the understanding of self and the world.

With so many people posting to social media what makes one individual stand out against the rest? There is always the chance that one doesn’t get the job they are looking for. All that time and effort that individual put into creating their image online reaped no reward, no money, and no health insurance. Regardless if one gets the desired job or not they have to look at everything it asks of them. Posting about everything and anything one does in a day takes a toll on one’s personal life. Sharing intimate details with sometimes millions of followers comes with risks. There starts to be a lack of privacy once one posts about every meal they make and every time they have a family get together. Still many are lured into this vicious cycle with the promise that someday they will have all the fame and fortune one could want.

This age of information is accompanied by a generation that was born from 1980 to 2000 and called “millennials”. With new information and the push to always share our opinions

The advent and eventual widespread adoption of the internet during the late 90’s serve as the best example of a cultural shift since the postmodernist movement of the early 1950’s. The tailend of generation Z bares such scarce resemblance to its early iterations it's difficult to imagine the two groups together under any other circumstances, due to the rapid development of technology. With the availability of information steadily increasing opportunities to instill/indoctrinate mindsets upon the individual only became more plentiful. With the widespread availability of information came shifting mindsets that strayed from the sense of cynicism that had been developing since the end of World War II. Instead of looking towards the future with

It is no secret that social media has taken over a lot of our time, and perception on society. It influences our day to day lives without us really knowing. Social media usually portrays one’s life to be perfect, or it makes us feel like one’s life needs to be perfect. For this reason being, social media can be a bad thing. In "The Social Networks" by Neal Gabler, he explains how media has taken away the meaning of friendship or anything 'real'. In the long run, social media makes things seem better than they actually are, it gives us unrealistic expectations for our friend and family interactions, which kills the chance of having actual friendships because our expectations are so high. So, here are the reasons elaborated on why social media

Technology is not all to blame for the stereotypes about Generation Z. Despite the negative comments about Generation Z being lazy and unaware, they are not at all. In fact, because most of them are technologically inclined and virtually updated, they are not apathetic, they’re just being teenagers who were raised in a different environment. This is why there is such a thing as generations in this world. If there weren’t any changes in the world, we wouldn’t even be able to tell if a new generation has come. Every generation has its benefits for a better and more advanced living.

When we step outside the friendly confines of our home, we prepare a face to show to the rest of the world, one that shows we are living a great life and having everything going right for us. We are expected to always put on a persona and show that our lives our great. On social media, we all post pictures of us in our best moments; We show when we’re on vacation, when we’re at a bonfire with friends, or when we’re sitting in the suite level at a sporting event. However, we never show the negatives; the times when we get a bad grade, a family member is sick, or an argument between you and a friend. I know I do the same things

Over the past few years something has taken a toll in most people’s lives, we use it, love it, talk about it, and check it almost every hour of every day: this thing is called social networks. It was only a few years back, in 2003, when MySpace was discovered, and in 2004 when Mark Zuckerberg established Facebook, and soon after in 2006 Twitter followed. These sites became more than just an online destination, but a way of life. Notifications, follower counts, friend requests, photo comments- all what might seem like silly things that teenagers and adults alike await the moment they come home to check. We scroll unconsciously through feeds and pictures of people we barely know, from the inquisitive human nature. At school everyone is