The Negative Implications of Social Media on Society
Social media facilitates making new friends and meeting new people, but it also provides the cruel with a quick and effortless way to pick on others.
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-Rudra Ravi Sharma
The human species is a social creature. We need the company of others to thrive in life, and the quality of our relationships has a significant impact on both our mental health and happiness. Social interaction with others has been shown to alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression, boost self-esteem, bring comfort and joy, prevent loneliness, and even extend life. A lack of solid social ties, on the other hand, can seriously jeopardize your mental and emotional well-being.
Unfortunately, the negative effects of social media are all too real for many of us. Let us look at the negative effects of social media on real people daily.
Before the advent of social media, bullying could only be carried out in person. Everyone today is aware of what cyberbullying is, and most of us have witnessed the harm it can cause.
Social media facilitates making new friends and meeting new people, but it also provides the cruel with a quick and effortless way to pick on others. Bullies can gain people's trust through anonymity on (some) social networks before terrorizing them in front of their peers. For example, they could create a false online persona and appear friendly toward a classmate, only to betray and humiliate them later.
"FOMO" is an abbreviation for "fear of missing out," and it refers to the anxious feeling you get when you are afraid of missing something enjoyable that someone else is doing. It is critical to remember that everyone is a human being. While many people have gone to great lengths to train their bodies, not everyone who appears fit has. Nobody looks like a supermodel every morning. Many people have used unhealthy methods to appear more attractive in their pursuit of social media fame. This is especially true if you use your phone while sleeping. It is all too easy to tell yourself that you will check your Facebook notifications in five minutes.
Most of your employees are on social media. Unfortunately, many people now frequently check their accounts throughout the day, even while at work. Time spent on personal accounts is time not spent on work-related tasks. Like everything else, social media has both positive and negative aspects. We have discussed some of the disadvantages that social media can have for some people, but you must decide whether it will be more beneficial or detrimental to you.
If you discover that social media is ruining your life, stop using it. If you decide to stay, there are ways to spend less time online and maintain a better relationship with your friends and family.
(Rudra Ravi Sharma is a Columnist and freelance journalist. He often pens his opinion on socio-political issues and dynamics of digital marketing.)
The human species is a social creature. We need the company of others to thrive in life, and the quality of our relationships has a significant impact on both our mental health and happiness. Social interaction with others has been shown to alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression, boost self-esteem, bring comfort and joy, prevent loneliness, and even extend life. A lack of solid social ties, on the other hand, can seriously jeopardize your mental and emotional well-being.
If you cannot imagine your life without social media, you have been swayed by the enormous influence these platforms have on people. You have experienced some of the disadvantages of social media.
Unfortunately, the negative effects of social media are all too real for many of us. Let us look at the negative effects of social media on real people daily.
Before the advent of social media, bullying could only be carried out in person. Everyone today is aware of what cyberbullying is, and most of us have witnessed the harm it can cause.
Social media facilitates making new friends and meeting new people, but it also provides the cruel with a quick and effortless way to pick on others. Bullies can gain people's trust through anonymity on (some) social networks before terrorizing them in front of their peers. For example, they could create a false online persona and appear friendly toward a classmate, only to betray and humiliate them later.
"FOMO" is an abbreviation for "fear of missing out," and it refers to the anxious feeling you get when you are afraid of missing something enjoyable that someone else is doing. It is critical to remember that everyone is a human being. While many people have gone to great lengths to train their bodies, not everyone who appears fit has. Nobody looks like a supermodel every morning. Many people have used unhealthy methods to appear more attractive in their pursuit of social media fame. This is especially true if you use your phone while sleeping. It is all too easy to tell yourself that you will check your Facebook notifications in five minutes.
Most of your employees are on social media. Unfortunately, many people now frequently check their accounts throughout the day, even while at work. Time spent on personal accounts is time not spent on work-related tasks. Like everything else, social media has both positive and negative aspects. We have discussed some of the disadvantages that social media can have for some people, but you must decide whether it will be more beneficial or detrimental to you.
If you discover that social media is ruining your life, stop using it. If you decide to stay, there are ways to spend less time online and maintain a better relationship with your friends and family.
(Rudra Ravi Sharma is a Columnist and freelance journalist. He often pens his opinion on socio-political issues and dynamics of digital marketing.)
