Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Entry 4 Draft 2
Originally I thought that social media had an overall positive effect on health but after much research, it has come to my conclusion that social media does more harm than good. I have noticed that addiction plays a major role in how humans are affected by social media. Humans move to these new forms of communicatinon to feel included and engaged. The sad reality is that being "engaged" causes humans to miss out on reality and whats going on around them. Focus is lost, weight is gained and mental problems arise from the continued use of these social sites. The sad fact is that we as humans are leaning towards social media as a new form of life. Hypernetworking is a growing form of communication for following generations and research has already shown its negative effects in reguard to poor health behaviors(Payne). If these trends continue, then future generations will suffer the effects of what is being created in the present. I can only wonder how long it will take for social media to completely take over and what type of society future generations will be exposed to.
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You should use statics in revealing how much time people generally spend using social media. Are the effects physical and mental effects of social media greater than what you thought to be a 'positive effect'? Compare between what you thought to what you know now based on your research and how you see this in everyday life (personal accounts). I think it's cool how your research was able to change your perspective, interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like how you show how your research has enlightened you and changed your mind.But I would like to know how it changed your mind, what did you find to that made you switch sides. I agree with Briana that statistics would be great to show us.
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