During the survey period, we watched a video about the effects of digital media. Many students in the video were saying that social media is a very positive thing in their lives because it helps them make friends and stay connected with their communities. While I understand their points, I do not agree with them. I believe that people meeting others through social media does not actually make them friends, especially if they have never met or hung out in person. Also, I believe digital media takes up a large amount of people’s time and can cause many problems. As one kid said in the video, social media outlets such as Facebook and Instagram only show the most exciting parts of a person’s day, month, or year. So, if people only post pictures and videos of the parties they go to, others may see these posts and feel sad, angry, or even depressed that they were not invited, and have nothing fun or exciting to do. This is just one example of many issues that can be caused by social media. I actually deleted my Instagram about two weeks ago because I was spending multiple hours per day using it, and I have been much more productive with my time since. By no means do I think that people should stop using social media, but I do believe its popularity is beginning to take up a large amount of people’s time. What are your thoughts on digital media?
I agree with your point when you said that people usually only post about the highlights of their lives, and just glorify their social media page to be the version of themselves who they wish they consistently were. However, I do not feel that social media usually has a negative impact on viewers and followers. I have seen many people who use their platforms on social media for a greater cause like J.J. Watt raising $15+ million for Houston. Others use it to try to advertise their businesses or programs they are trying to start up by making it appeal to the younger audience and consumers. I do agree that social media takes up a ton of time of your day. Sometimes I would find myself going from social media app to app on my phone without processing that I keep going back and forth between the same three apps constantly. It is kind of hard to process sometimes how much I use social media because it has grown to become such a big and useful thing in my everyday life. Maybe soon I will try to delete my apps as well and see how it works for me.
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