The Power of Social Media
The 21st century today is more or less based online and that is something nobody can deny. The amount of time we spend with people in real life is heaps less to the time we spend with them online (text etc.). We choose to build our social connections online and develop them there as well. But when it comes to actually get to know the person in real life, it can take a major turn and end up in a completely different path. Not only that, but social media takes up so much of our brain space, which has a strong potential to easily break society. Something that has been introduced only recently, is cyberbullying, which is the same as regular bullying, other than the fact that it occurs online. It’s not so easy to avoid such occurrences from happening to you, but it is definitely possible. I’m not trying to say that social media is something that we should all quit using permanently. Instead, I’m suggesting, for your very own benefit, to limit and control your time spent online, in order to preserve brain strength and general happiness and positivity in your lives. Do you see the difference between both sentences? On the contrary, social media allows us to express ourselves in ways that are typically difficult to portray in reality. The fact that we - have our very own Instagram accounts that we get to post our pictures on, update our friends on our daily lives and chat with our loved ones - is amazing because it’s like our own little world that WE are in charge of. It’s kind of surreal, in my opinion! However, as previously mentioned, you should be very careful while on social media for your own wellbeing. Also, focus on building your relationships with others in person, rather than online. You never know the fantastic opportunities you can be missing out on if you don’t communicate in person!
“We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we DO it.” - Erik Qualman
