Social Media Is Taking Over The World

In this day and age, having a social media account is where someone can access pretty much anything and everything at any time. Whether it's the latest celebrity gossip, breaking news or even what someone had for breakfast. The entire world is at the palm of their hands and that could either be a good thing or a bad thing. When the world had no social media, it was a simpler time. If someone wanted to get in contact with another person, they would simply send them a handwritten letter. Now, sending quick text messages or direct messages on social media is the new norm.

 Social media is everywhere and used for almost everything. Some people would see social media as harmless with no negative effects, it's just something used for fun, but there are actually a lot of negative aspects about social media, especially if someone posts about their everyday life with specific details. Netflix just released a new show called "You" and it is about a man who becomes obsessed with this girl that came into his book store. She used her credit card, giving him her full name and he found everything about her on her social media accounts, even where she lived by a single picture! That is so crazy because it honestly is true. People out there can find out those things by just a single social media post.

Another issue with social media is that people actually get seriously addicted to it and it affects their mental health. Someone who has been affected by social media is actress Lucy Hale. She stated in an interview "It's almost like a disease. We're all so addicted to it, and to what other people are saying. Honestly I know it sounds cheesy to say that social media was affecting my happiness, but it really was. It was important for me to disconnect from that, to put down my phone occasionally and live the life around me." Seeing children and young teenagers have a cellphone and that are already on social media is scary because they compare themselves a lot to what they see and it affects their natural growth.

There are upsides to social media though. Many businesses use social media as a way to promote their business. It can be used as an online marketplace or even an online alert system for missing people, children or pets. Something that is shown constantly is people sharing posts or retweeting tweets of other people posting about their missing loved ones. So bottom line, social media can be a blessing or a curse. There is no in between. It is said a lot to people posting on their social media accounts to be careful what they post. Social media can only going up from here. Who knows what technology might bring to media platforms in the future. One can only hope it's good, positive things and everybody realizing that social media is not a force to be reckoned with.


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