Social Media Risks Among Young Users

    A lot of young teenagers and preteens have been reported to have had more depression than an actual adult. Back then teens weren’t as depressed not like today’s youth. The reason for this is because many access to social media has increased. Today some teens aren’t outgoing, and some spend excessive time on a screen for more than 2 hours. This isolates a teen, and puts them into social isolation. We came to a point in which technology is taking more control of us. With the rise of Snapchat and Instagram, more teens prefer to waste time, than to actually be productive. Surveys have proven that 80% of social media users are actually young teens. Technology has taken a bad turn for certain people. Social media can be quite powerful, and some people become addicted. Sometimes this addiction can be negative, since all they care about is this cyber world. As a result they are rather isolated. In a social media world, no eye contact is expressed, no actual conversation happens, and it is not the same interaction. Depression happens to these addicted users. Not only has social media affect a person negative but physically too. Teens tend to sleep less because of this result. They rather just keep checking on social media, than to rest their eyes. This year many people saw in increase of glasses, because phones have damaged eyesight due to the bright screens. People damage their neck as well, due to looking down on their phone. What’s being done is that people are spreading awareness, and are trying to get people off their phones.

Personally, its quite sad that today’s youth would rather have a phone that entertains them than actually going outside and be adventurous. Social media apparently is what makes them live. Social media is truly disgusting, because they spread the wrong messages to the youth. People do compare themselves to others and that’s what brings them down. Everyone is amazing, and social media shouldn’t define anyone.