Social Media: Actually Good?

Social media is a mixed bag. On one hand, it can be used in a positive way on another it can be just as easily used in a negative way.  It's only becoming bigger and people who are born around today's time will not know a time without social media. It may be even more prevalent in the future So, it is a mixed bag it might be good to know how it can be positive and used as negative.

 There are many ways Social media can be abused and be negative. Online bulling is one of those ways. It’s easier for a user to bully someone online for the fact that they can’t see you.  A person can make a fake account and comment rude and bad things on someone’s post or picture. That goes for all of the social media sites. Another negative thing could be false information.  While all social media sites have an amount of false formation it seems to be more prevalent on Facebook. Many users say they get their news from Facebook even though they aren’t a news organization. It seemed to get more of a spotlight during the 2016 United States election for president.

Another negative thing about social media is that users are more glued to their phones than before. users become more addicted to social media and seem to have to check every time they get chance to. If a user gets bored rather than to go outside or socialize in person, they rather go on social media. It is OK to be on social media but to feel the need to check it every few minutes, every day may suggest that the user has an addiction to it.

 There are also many positive things about social media.  Social media was made for people to communicate. It’s a way for people to socialize on the internet. If someone has old classmates, they can use social media to catch up. Users can also find a long-lost family member that they otherwise would not. Instagram is platform users can post pictures and share them with their followers. Users can post a harmless picture of their breakfast, they can post a picture of them on their vacation. Social media platforms can be used to share memories among family and friends.

Another positive way social media is used is when people post awareness about things people would otherwise not be paying attention to or even know about.  The forest fires in Australia is one thing that was circulating around social media and was something that a lot of people didn’t know. Users learned that there where many animals who lost their lives due to the fires.

 While there are horrible and less horrible things that happen on social media, you shouldn’t get discouraged in using it. There are many positive things social media offers and it wasn’t intended for people to bully and spread false information. Using cautiously is the best way to do it.