Why Is Social Media Bad
When it comes to the topic of social media, most of us will agree that it is good. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is when some think that social media is bad because we use it too much and the same group of people think that it is bad because of cyberbullying. Although social media can be bad because of cyber bullying and time wasting, it is good for teenagers and adults because teenagers can use it for school and expressing themselves and adults can also use social media for their jobs and communication. In the many articles in “Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?” The National School Boards Association writes “Almost 60 percent of students who use social networking talk about education topics online and, surprisingly,
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Like for instance, you can miss out in life. Another one is that teens use it rather than going outside to play. In Kerry Copinger’s article, “Phone Fetish: How Snapchat Is Ruining Your Life And You’re To Blame”, she states that “The issue with this kind of behavior is we miss out on fully enjoying life’s experiences. We’re too preoccupied with proving ourselves to others”.Copinger is saying that we only have time to prove ourselves to other people for their approval. She thinks that that is all we do on social media which is basically in her words time wasting. In the same article, she also says “The Snapchat app on our phone is likely open for the duration of the concert, in anticipation of a cool moment we just have to capture. Otherwise, our friends won’t know we where there”. I hate to admit it, but I agree with her statement. The last time I went to a concert I had my phone on the camera most of the time just recording the show. I also sometimes post it on social media so my friends can see it. But most of the time I use social media for better purposes than to show off to my friends and try to make them jealous. Kerry Copinger also mentions that it is tearing down our self confidence and making us that we are worthless without. I kind of agree with her on that statement because I agree that there only a little bit of people who feel
Like for instance, you can miss out in life. Another one is that teens use it rather than going outside to play. In Kerry Copinger’s article, “Phone Fetish: How Snapchat Is Ruining Your Life And You’re To Blame”, she states that “The issue with this kind of behavior is we miss out on fully enjoying life’s experiences. We’re too preoccupied with proving ourselves to others”.Copinger is saying that we only have time to prove ourselves to other people for their approval. She thinks that that is all we do on social media which is basically in her words time wasting. In the same article, she also says “The Snapchat app on our phone is likely open for the duration of the concert, in anticipation of a cool moment we just have to capture. Otherwise, our friends won’t know we where there”. I hate to admit it, but I agree with her statement. The last time I went to a concert I had my phone on the camera most of the time just recording the show. I also sometimes post it on social media so my friends can see it. But most of the time I use social media for better purposes than to show off to my friends and try to make them jealous. Kerry Copinger also mentions that it is tearing down our self confidence and making us that we are worthless without. I kind of agree with her on that statement because I agree that there only a little bit of people who feel