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.