Social Media Pros And Cons
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2020
- Social media are technologies that allow users to create and share information with others.
Examples include sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. Pros include greater connectivity, and having so much information readily at our fingertips.
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One of the greatest pros of social media is how easily and quickly it allows us to connect and communicate with others, most of the time for free. We can get news in real time,
and message each other instantly. Long gone are the days of having to write letters and we no longer have to spend money on expensive phone bills just to call each other. Social media profiles also allow us to represent ourselves and connect to people with similar interests, which is really useful for dates and also in the job market. People can market themselves to potential employers who are in turn more easily able to find people on sites like facebook and linkedin.
One significant con this greater connectivity has is that having everything done through a screen can risk stopping people from meeting up in person. In the past, before instant messaging, people would write letters and maybe call their friends, but the focus here was always about setting up face to face meetings; opponents argue that social media gives people one more reason not to meet up which can have detrimental effects on our social skills, as well on our human need to talk to people face to face. On a more positive note, another advantage of the greater connectivity social media affords us is that it allows us to inspire others to do things. Major social movements have originated on social media, like the black lives matter movement and occupy wall street, furthermore social media can increase voter participation. As well as this crowdfunding sites shared on social media platforms have generated millions for projects that otherwise would not have garnered as much. On a smaller scale, people deciding to make positive lifestyle changes like losing weight can share this on social media platforms, causing a domino effect which inspires others to make similar lifestyle changes. On the other hand this can have the inverse effect of making people feel more self conscious about themselves. This is because Social media allows us to portray the best possible version of ourselves, which can lead to people comparing themselves to others and setting ridiculously high standards, which can be very detrimental to mental health. As well as this the fact that people can portray a version of themselves different to how they actually seem can incentivise bullies and at worst child predators.
The other thing social media gives us is lots of information. sites like youtube, facebook and twitter allow people to write posts and share videos to millions of others, furthermore many people now get the majority of their news from sites like these, which can be accessed in real time, and stay up to date almost to the second. This arguably results in people being better informed, sites like youtube are also beneficial to children and adults alike who can use the site to watch educational videos like the one you’re watching now.
more information, that can be accessed quicker means we are more productive right? However, you could argue that this excess information leads to the inverse, people becoming less productive with their time. People end up getting distracted by social media.
This isn’t helped by the fact that sites like facebook and instagram use alogritihims that make you want to continue scrolling, they are almost addictive. The excess information also arguably doesn’t broaden people’s horizons, instead it tends to solidify existing divides. Take the millions of times fake news sites were shared in the run up to the 2016 presidential election. A stanford university paper that I’ve linked in the description shows how these same sites continued to be accessed 70 million times a month after the election.web.stanford.edu/~gentzkow/re... Again social media algorithms do not help in this department. sites make money from adverts, so they want you stay on the platform as long as possible so they can show as many ads to you as possible. To keep you hooked, they show you what you want, reinforcing pre existing biases leading to this echo chamber like state where people hear what they want to hear.
This point about advertising is also important because although it allows social media to be free and employ millions of people, to market ads correctly, sites end up collecting lots of info about us, including our sexual orientation, whether we’re depressed etc.
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I appreciated this video for its simplicity in breaking down the pros and cons of social media within two categories: 1. Greater connectivity and 2. Access to a lot of information. Greater connectivity is a blessing as it can keep family members and friends in touch with each other and can also be inspiring to others to do great things, such as taking on a healthier lifestyle or simply spreading positivity, due to others sharing stories that are motivated by and relevant to experience. However, greater connectivity can affect people negatively in that they will no longer want to meet in person, which can have a severe impact on social skills and cause a loss of balance. Additionally, greater connectivity can lead to cyberbullying which is a huge lack of dignity of the human person. The second category, which is having access to a lot of information, is great in that people can remain informed on important topics and gain attitude awareness through educational content. However, all too often some information that is posted is "fake news" and not truth-filled or skillfully developed, leading to an unfortunately large amount of misinformed people.
Great Video. Recommended for everyone in year 10!!!
Thank you for sharing important informations , it’s good for young people so they know how to use social media wisely
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