Impact of Social Media on Youth: Things to consider
Hello Fellow Steemians!
In every corner of the world, social media is developing rapidly. It is used by many people around the world. In fact, it is about 3.6 billion people! That is over 50% of the world population. Can you imagine how powerful the social media is?
Everyone loves it, young and old, rich & poor, there’s no boundary. However, social media has become very popular among teenagers. Many young people are unable to control themselves and are addicted to social media. There are many positive effects of social media for young people, and there are also negative consequences of using different social media platforms. Social media addiction also has many serious implications, including poor study habits, living far from reality, and ill-health.
There are many common and widely used social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, and Instagram.
So now let's see how social media affects to the Youth?
The one who addicted to social media live far from reality. Using the mobile phone throughout the day will not give them time for outdoor activities such as playing. Instead of meeting friends or talking to their parents, these people prefer to chat with friends on social media. They will stay at home and update their daily routine on social media. They post status or photos to share on social media with their friends. Gradually they live only in a dream world.
Because of social media, many students have become less effective in studies. They do not focus on the study. While their teachers teach, they use cell phones to browse Facebook, Instagram, or chat with friends on Messenger. They check their cell phones every five minutes to see what is happening on social media. These young students who are addicted to social media do not even study because they are busy with social media. Worst of all, social media has provided a platform for young people to be easily victimized by people with malicious intentions. For example, sex predators and identity thieves target teenagers because they are easily trapped.
Excessive use of social media can have a serious impact on health. People are addicted to social media because they go to bed late to read the news on Facebook or chat with friends. This is especially harmful to the brain. Because of this, their brains do not function effectively and they become drowsy. Moreover, social media addiction can cause young people to become stressed and depressed. These mental problems are very dangerous for young people who eventually choose to die because of these mental problems. We have heard a lot of such news.
Social media also plays an important role for everyone. Social media is a great way to access information related to the issues facing the global community. Through education, young people have the opportunity to find solutions to certain problems. Social media facilitates group discussions that cover class topics. In addition, it enhances access to business opportunities for young people. Young people are developing their small businesses by selling products and services through social media.
Although using social media has benefits for our lives, it is not good to be addicted to social media. So, we need to know how to use social media wisely. Parents should be aware of the use of social media by school children for learning activities.
Early adaptation to a platform like Steemit would give them more knowledgeable content and creativity. The only addiction here is the money-making 😉
Choose wisely!
Thank you!
Looking for a steemit platform money but it is useful for life. I do not know whether it is good or bad to be addicted to covid. Your article is interesting.
These days it is great to have social media to talk to our friends at home.
informative article 👍
@virajherath First I would like to Thank you for this great article . You mentioned everything. In my opinion "Social media '' can not be interpreted to only facebook , Whatsapp , insta like wise. It is spread in a huge area. But unfortunately so many people use those to express some hate speeches, wasting time with unnecessary chats or posting everything, even their personal lives. I agree with you friend, Social media plays an important role. But few people understand it.
I think it's sad that so many people in our society use social media so badly nowadays.
Thank you for your thoughtful insight.. it's true that social media cannot be interpreted to only those networks but those are the most popular and have the half of planet audience. It's easy to express your feeling in such platforms and reachability increases by the popularity. I think our society has to understand that first. Thanks again for reviewing my article.
Some people are addicted to social medias so much that they put up private things on facebook which must be cited on a diary. So many crimes, suicides and cyber bullying are still happening on social medias but it is on our hand to seperate good from bad.
Yes, what is happening to young generation nowa days is sad.
#slbmc
It's a great way to connect with people.. but yet you need privacy. You are absolutely correct.. sometime they tend to publish the things which must be kept in diaries.
Good reference about social medea.you are mentioned so many advantages and disadvantages also.I think we should use same like knife.we can use it for cut the vegetables or kill the people.So choice is yourself.Finally you told important thing.
So better don't waste your time for unnecessary social medea.Invite all stay with steemit.😋😍
#slbmc
Yes I wanted to show if we addicted to steemit, what would happen on contrary to other social media..
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This is damn true and I have seen it on many occasions and I was so sad about them. Yes, it is true that we all are using it more than we have to, but never crossed the line.
Hope, this article will be a good expression for those who are addicted and let's control the misuse of social media.