IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA

 

Today people are developing the habit of looking at their cell phone every five minutes even while in office or while in a meeting. It is very distracting not only to those doing it but others also. Being part of Social media may add to your happiness but should not be on the cost of other more important matters.

Social media and the internet as a whole have given people more access to information than ever before. Anyone with a mobile device can now search for virtually any information they need at any time.

The answer would be whether social media is good or bad, but it makes it so much more than just a means of communication. If you post on your social profile under the platform's terms of use, there are no gatekeepers, you can post anything and everyone has the chance to see it. It really democratizes the media and gives everyone a medium to be heard, and we have to bring that in. You can learn almost anything you want on the Internet, which changes the way you learn. News content is now much more available thanks to social media, and I personally like the immediacy of Twitter messages. Almost every day I find out what's happening on Twitter without having to wait for news to arrive.

                

                         

Social content can provide both real and false information, and there will inevitably always be people who try to capitalize on the fact that the media are spread and are social media. There will be people who believe everything they read and will not continue to search to find out if it is an internet hoax. People can find real news or fake news that is presented as real, but social content isn't.

Social media can also facilitate cyberbullying, which can take dissent to a new level, leaving the victim with little chance of escape. This is true, scary, and regrettable, but it is an unfortunate side effect of our wider connectivity. Some platforms are now trying to monitor this and we will probably always play a role in that. We have opened the system up to those who would use it to pursue their own goals, whether for personal gain or for the benefit of others.

“Social media is like a drug, but what makes it particularly addictive is that it is adaptive. It adjusts based on your preferences and behavior's which makes it both more useful and engaging and interesting, and more addictive.”

                                     

 I think it's not about dealing with negative comments, but dealing with negativity in general. So try to find where they're coming from.

People who hate others or hurt others have own set of issues that they are dealing with, which they feel like act accordingly. Probably they couldn't achieve what they wanted. So it creates more negativity when they see others grow. Because constructive criticism comes from a good place. But if it's just to hurt you and bring you down, that hatred is coming from a place of insecurity. I think you should either respond with love and empathy, or just ignore or avoid it and we should move on.

The best way to deal with unfriendly comments online is to ignore them. Twitter, Facebook, & most other social media platforms have tools that allow you to unfollow people or to filter what you comment. It is your personal responsibility to set up and use those filters.

Unfortunately, too often people do not set up those online filters (boundaries). You have the power to decide how much influence people, whether online or in-person, have over you. Set up filters (boundaries) of what type of people you will allow to influence you.

Finally, you may be tempted to get into political, religious, or other types of conversations. Know that a lot of people online are not there to create relationships, rather they’re there to vent.

It is important to maintain an awareness of yourself and to ask yourself if making a comment or posting something might incite a negative reaction. Be so focused on the type of person that you want to be that you don’t have time to get into those conversations that might add negativity to your life.

Social media is a place where every person chooses his/her best moments and posts them online so that their friends can see it, envy it, or feel jealous. And seeing such posts will/might often make you think about these: Am I really enjoying my life? How can anyone have such an awesome life? Will I ever be as happy as them? He/she is looking to great, why am I not so good looking? And all other such nonsense. 

Social media is a great platform for all of us to connect, converse, and collaborate. On Social media, many try to tell they are perfect, popular, rich, intelligent, and successful. Social media is like a pill that you take and makes you believe you are ok and the world is very wonderful towards you.

Excessive fake happiness on social media can have negative impacts, especially on the youth. They might fall into a comparison trap or depression. We strongly suggest you go for a walk, meet people at a restaurant, have fun and there is nothing better than having the person in front of you to connect, converse and collaborate.