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Hilary Stout's Beliefs About Social Media

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We read several articles about social media. According to Hilary Stout, she believes social media is harming kids today.I strongly agree with her claims because there are multiple cases has worsened or destroyed teens lives.The times that used to be private are now publicly announced on facebook or twitter.So when did our private lives become so public?On a daily basis, kids are texting and posting events parties and stupid things like homework. Kids believe they have to post everything on the internet.Some kids post dumb things and get themselves into trouble.I agree with the claims Stout has a hundred percent. The very first claim Stout made against social media really interested me it was that kids are less interested in face to face communication with their friends.I believe this is so true because now all kids do is text.I don't see why kids need to text when they're in …show more content…

ut it's not only social media, there are many factors but social media is a heat factor.Social media did start4 out with good intentions and it isn't necessarily social media itself that is causing this harm but the ones who use it they make bad out of it and the teens who are usually the ones whose suffer from the bad things other put on social media.Because most kids don't know the dangers of social media and aren't usually told about them so they don't know what to look for.Kids commit suicide and harm themselves all because of a stupid post this person put on facebook.I don't kids who don't have access to social media are suffering at all because why do we need to see what others are doing around the world.We should be focusing on our grades more thenar Instagram account.And that's why I believe social media is

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