The Negative Effects Of Social Media

People today would be surprised to know that social media has not been around forever. In fact, even more surprising is the realization that people did not really even have or use cell phones almost twenty years ago, and in those days cell phones were only used for calling. We have come a long way. Now, the whole world is in the palm of our hands, or in our cars, or on our wrists. Possibly the greatest thing to come out of this drastic evolution is social media. Social media is where everyone can keep up with family, check in with friends, and share their big time experiences with the rest of the world. However, it has opened up many, many more doors than ever intended, both good and bad. Social media has ironically turned people less social, provided an easy outlet for people to bully and point out insecurities, but also has changed the way we receive important information and news.

In middle school and high school we are taught to be ourselves and that people will like us for who we are. Sadly, even though people know this, many hide their feelings and don’t share because they don’t want to be ridiculed by society and their peers. This is why people follow the trends set by their peers, because they don’t want to be judged if they be themselves. Social media makes it both easier and harder to be ourselves. It makes it easier because it gives us a direct place to express our opinions because before social media there wasn’t really a place to. But the downside to social media is that it’s not considered typical to post a lot about your feelings or opinions. So even though many people have the opportunity to share their beliefs, many people shy away from it because that’s not what their peers

Social media has become a part of our life, and no one can imagine living without it. Social media has grown a lot over the several years. Young individuals have always thought that social media is a marvelous piece of technology, but they never think about the negative effects of ‘like’ culture, which contributes to conformity and other negative consequences. The article, The Insidious Evils of ‘Like’ Culture, written by Neil Strauss, tells us about to what people can go to get more “likes.”

The social media is one of the most common ways of communication and pretty much of knowing anything and everything around the world these days, and it is growing very rapidly. It changes and affects each person in a different way, or ways. Some may argue that social media has a bad influence on children and young adults, and that it negatively effects their brains, character, or personalities, while most people see that the social media has a more positive effect on them than a negative one. Moreover, social media has helped many people around the world to connect, or re-connect, with each other, easily. Social media is basically the new way of keeping in touch with everything and everyone, and of even strengthening bonds between each

Social media is one of the most common ways for people to communicate anywhere and at any time in modern society. Some people think that it is beneficial to have in society. Although, many people are starting to see negative effects arise from the use of social media as well. These negative effects are increasing and becoming more problematic every day. The disadvantages of social media far outweigh the advantages. Social media effects everyone in society, especially teenagers by negatively impacting their lives, face-to-face interactions, and mental health.

There has been this question looming around us on whether social media is actually having a positive or negative affect on people and their identities. Many articles have stated that social media is having a positive effect on us and others think the opposite. Well after pondering that question for some time, I’ve come to the conclusion that yes, social media does have a positive impact on an individual's identity. There are just too many upsides that people refuse to acknowledge. For one thing social media has given people a voice to express themselves and show there character to the world and not have the fear of prosecution. Not only this but it has also allowed people to shape and pave their own identities to their likings. Lastly, it

One reason for my belief is that social media can cause isolation. Because of social media individuals are connected by texting, calling on the phone, or video chatting but this replaces real interactions and can make an individual feel left out. A study of 1,787 participants expressed their feelings as “I feel that people are around me but not with me.” Individuals also expresses, “I feel that people barely know me” (Willingham). Also, social media has caused a decline in social events. Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith- Lovin and Mathew Brashear’s who are all sociologist’s comments “They depicted the rise of internet and mobile phones as one of the major trends that pulls people away from traditional social settings, neighborhoods, voluntary associations, and public spaces that have been associated with large and diverse core networks” (Hampton). Even though social media is a significant part of communication at a certain point it could make an individual isolate themselves and from their surroundings.

A recent study titled #StatusofMind, surveyed young adults from the ages of 14 to 24 revealead the negative effects that social media has on one’s life. The study uncovered that social media brings upon undermining mental health issues, influences self-identity and degrades body image. Social media has made it easy to make anyone's life superficial, especially that of teenagers who are more susceptible to society's standards and expectations. Social media is infamous for creating phony personalities, bringing down self esteem, and influencing users to alter their identity because society has set standards for the “perfect” person.

The first reason why social media is a great thing for people in today's society is because it helps provide a form of entertainment. This a huge reason why social media is so popular because it has a lot of entertainment on it. This includes youtubers and streamers which also fall into the category of using social media as a way to help themselves make more revenue. The youtubers and streamers promote themselves and just like music artists they promote their new things they come out with. The entertainment is also a way to just get away sometimes for some people. This helps people when they are going through hard times and they just need to be put in a good mood. This is a huge reason why social media is a good thing for society. The entertainment also isn’t a bad thing for people to look at on social media they could just

Social media adds unnecessary stress to people's lives. It overwhelms them with too much social interaction. It’s only natural for people to feel the need to fit in and be popular. Social interaction is needed for our survival. A famous psychologist, Maslow, came up with a diagram of people’s needs. People experience "Self Actualization" when all these needs are met. Basically, it means they feel good about themselves. Social interaction and feeling accepted in society is in the middle of the hierarchy of needs. There's a limit though. Too much of social interaction begins to overwhelm people and they begin to obsess over it. To feel accepted, people start making sure to post everything they do on social media as to make it appear that

Social media is a new and upcoming part of technology. It is so state-of-the-art that researchers have only recently started noticing the effects and the true impact that it has on society. Unfortunately, social media has created a negative impact on society. Social media can truly impact one’s personal psychological thoughts, ability to perform work tasks, and capability to create relationships with others.

The effects of social media can be discouraging if you are always on it and compare yourself to others. Most people view social media as

The effects of social media can be discouraging if you always are on it and compare yourselves to others. Most people view social media as uplifting, but if you get deeper into studies it shows. “ Cyberbullying has become a major issue for teenagers in more recent years, as it allows its victim's "friends" to post things in front of their peers,” (Psychology 2). The distractions of social media are apparent. For example, “Forty-four percent admit to allowing social media to divert their attention from in-person interactions,” (Digital 1). Social media drags you down and causes people to compare themselves and judge another for as simple as one picture or a few words.

Games aren 't only distracting, but people get addicted to them. High schoolers have parents around which sometimes helps with them not playing too much, however when kids that are obsessed with games go off to college or whatever there isn’t anyone there to tell them to start and they just play all day. This can also affect the people around someone addicted to video games. Screens draw attention, so if someone is constantly playing video games this distracts others and they may end up watching for long periods of time. Video games are fun, but they are too addicting and distract others.

Social media has connected more people on a global level, but it has also influenced how socially invested people are and are not in face-to-face conversations. The way people network with each other has changed dramatically since the availability of the internet and cellphones has increased exponentially. Since the dissemination of mass media, more people have become infatuated with the social world. This has caused most people to worry about how certain aspects of their lives look to others. People are losing the ability to maintain their well- being with the effects of social media.