IDEAL AGE FOR THE INTERNET

IDEAL AGE FOR THE INTERNET

I think the ideal age to start having a social media account is around the age of fourteen.

I feel like in that age you will be able to look back on your childhood and be thankful for learning how to ride a bike and watch "Spongebob Squarepants" without having the reason to show it on social media platforms. You get time to play outside and actually live a satisfying childhood. Another reason is because when you're fourteen, you're more mature. By that age, you should be more capable of knowing what's appropriate to post and what's not. Using social media under that age could even cause more cyber-bullying which can lead to suicide for some kids. Also, there are other posts on the internet that are too appropriate for kids to see and will probably 

shape their lives in a negative way.

DOWNSIDES TO SOCIAL MEDIA

DOWNSIDES TO SOCIAL MEDIA

Even though I have stated that social media is more of a good thing, I have also stated that they have their downsides. For example, social media gives you a license to hurt others. It’s so much easier to cyberbully which causes some people to commit suicide. Social media is even a distraction whether it’s at school or when you're waiting in line and the person behind you tells you that the line has moved up. It also causes procrastination. I know this from experience when I sit down to do my homework but end up just scrolling through Instagram. Social media has its privacy issues. Sharing too much with the public can open up all sorts of problems that sometimes can't ever be undone. Social media can sometimes promote too much sitting down in one spot for too long which isn’t good for our body. Likewise, staring into the artificial light from a computer or phone screen at night can negatively affect our ability to get a proper night's sleep which is also not good for our body.

THOUGHTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

THOUGHTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

I think social media is pretty cool. Although, like everything else in this world, it has its ups and downs. I think it's more of an up than a down. Social media helps us to do so many things. For instance, communication is better and faster than how they used to be when everyone used pigeons to send messages. On social media sites, like Instagram, we can be who we want to be and block and report those who pick on us for it. We can meet new people and order a big slice of pizza in a matter of minutes. It also prevents several students from failing classes and several teachers from getting fired by giving education an easy way to learn. It's more good than bad to me. We can do what we thought was impossible with social media. My favorite social media is Instagram because there are so many accounts on there about things like political justice, comedy, and information directly from our favorite celebrities. You can make group chats and send posts to your friends. It's just a good entertaining way to pass time.