Larry D. Rosen's Argument Of People Using Social Media

The amount of people using social media has proliferated in the past years as technology is enhancing. An article written by Larry D. Rosen suggests social networking is addictive and can lead to psychological disorders. Notably, Rosen’s argument is important in today’s world because teenagers are online now more than ever. Not to mention, teenagers are withdrawing themselves from face-to-face conversations, and isolating themselves to a screen. There comes a multitude amount of negative outcomes from technology, such as: sleep deprivation, bad academic or work performance, eye and back strain, an increased risk of shyness and anxiety, and a low social confidence in the real world (Rosen). In today’s society, it’s inevitable something is always

Some psychologists have determined people who have an addiction to technology suffer not only psychological symptoms, but the addiction can result in physical symptoms (Rosen). It’s true technology can turn into an addiction and impact mental health because people always want more and more each online session. Furthermore, teens now prefer the online world over the real world, and enjoy talking to people over a screen than in person. Let alone, popular apps and websites, social networking also includes live streaming and other live broadcasting, which is an incentive why teens can’t “wait until later” (Rosen). Technology is very popular and useful in today’s society, however, like chemical addictions, there has been some evidence shown that imbalances in levels of brain chemicals, like dopamine, can occur after a long binge of technology (Rosen). In addition to chemical imbalances, teenagers are losing sleep due to social media and access to the Internet. In contrast, sleep is an important factor for teenagers and people of all ages to function as well as possible, consequently, teens and people who lose sleep due to social media addictions may struggle with daily academic or work performances

Rosenwald, a reporter from The Washington Post, also argues the idea apps such as Facebook can have an effect on teenagers’ mental health. It’s clear Facebook and other applications are on the rise in our society, and while apps such as Facebook can be good in terms of keeping in touch and communicating between friends, it’s easy to overuse and take advantage of. Additionally, some people say Facebook can help overcome shyness, but on the other hand, shy people could use the interface to avoid human contact which necessarily doesn’t “cure” shyness (Rosenwald). “Recent studies have shown that shy people are spending more time on Facebook than more socially confident people do, and that the shy report higher satisfaction with the service than do others”(Rosenwald). Moreover, it can be understandable shy people typically cope with loneliness through technology, as a way to communicate while avoiding in-person conversations, but this can lead to unsettling mindsets of feeling the need to worry about others judgements causing anxiety - a psychological