When was the last time you liked a post on Facebook? Tweeted an opinion? Hearted a picture on Instagram? Snapchatted? Watched a Youtube video? Instant Messaged? Has the use of social media made it harder for you to manage your time?
In today’s world, our lives are controlled by a vicious parasite. It latches on to many individuals and continues to pull them in without giving them a chance to breathe. This ruthless parasite is commonly known as social media. It sucks the life out of many and continues to impact the lives of people through its negative effects; such as it´s negative effects on education, cyber-bullying, self-esteem and social skills. Social media is used for everything and just about anything; entertainment, business, …show more content…
Teens are more focused on social media than their school work. Vishranti Raut and Prafulla Patil state, “The prime bad effect of social media is an addiction. Constantly checking Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn other social media updates. This addiction could negatively affect other valued activities like concentrating on studies…Students, who attempt to multi-task, checking social media sites while studying, show reduced academic performance. Their ability to concentrate on the task at hand is significantly reduced by the distractions that are brought about…”(IJRITCC, 284). Students are becoming more distracted by thinking about their social media accounts and wanting to check it. This has become a significant distraction for students. Their ability to concentrate on school work has been greatly reduced. This kind of addiction is familiarizing students with this negative impact and believe that it is okay and that nothing is wrong. According to the BBC, “two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets and Snapchat photos shared every minute” (Jessica Brown). The vast majority of people spend way too much time on social media. Due to this many people are not productive or distracted from their work creating a bad learning and studying environment. If this was significantly reduced, the production of …show more content…
Comments and posts on social media continue to damage one's self-confidence. “Claire Mysko, an award-winning author, an expert on body image, leadership and media literacy, explains: ‘While social media is not the cause of low self-esteem, it has all the right elements to contribute to it. Social media creates an environment where disordered thoughts and behaviors really thrive.’...A study conducted by Florida State University and published by the International Journal of Eating Disorders found that a group of women who were asked to browse Facebook for 20 minutes experienced greater body dissatisfaction than those who spent 20 minutes researching rainforest cats online” (Parent Info). The limited use of social media has a great impact on the minds and bodies of many people. Knowing that online users are much more accustomed to using social media more than 20 minutes a day is concerning. Initially, it allows individuals to dive into the toxic parts of the media and dwell in
In today’s world, our lives are controlled by a vicious parasite. It latches on to many individuals and continues to pull them in without giving them a chance to breathe. This ruthless parasite is commonly known as social media. It sucks the life out of many and continues to impact the lives of people through its negative effects; such as it´s negative effects on education, cyber-bullying, self-esteem and social skills. Social media is used for everything and just about anything; entertainment, business, …show more content…
Teens are more focused on social media than their school work. Vishranti Raut and Prafulla Patil state, “The prime bad effect of social media is an addiction. Constantly checking Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn other social media updates. This addiction could negatively affect other valued activities like concentrating on studies…Students, who attempt to multi-task, checking social media sites while studying, show reduced academic performance. Their ability to concentrate on the task at hand is significantly reduced by the distractions that are brought about…”(IJRITCC, 284). Students are becoming more distracted by thinking about their social media accounts and wanting to check it. This has become a significant distraction for students. Their ability to concentrate on school work has been greatly reduced. This kind of addiction is familiarizing students with this negative impact and believe that it is okay and that nothing is wrong. According to the BBC, “two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets and Snapchat photos shared every minute” (Jessica Brown). The vast majority of people spend way too much time on social media. Due to this many people are not productive or distracted from their work creating a bad learning and studying environment. If this was significantly reduced, the production of …show more content…
Comments and posts on social media continue to damage one's self-confidence. “Claire Mysko, an award-winning author, an expert on body image, leadership and media literacy, explains: ‘While social media is not the cause of low self-esteem, it has all the right elements to contribute to it. Social media creates an environment where disordered thoughts and behaviors really thrive.’...A study conducted by Florida State University and published by the International Journal of Eating Disorders found that a group of women who were asked to browse Facebook for 20 minutes experienced greater body dissatisfaction than those who spent 20 minutes researching rainforest cats online” (Parent Info). The limited use of social media has a great impact on the minds and bodies of many people. Knowing that online users are much more accustomed to using social media more than 20 minutes a day is concerning. Initially, it allows individuals to dive into the toxic parts of the media and dwell in