We, as a society, are governed in two places; reality and virtuality. Stuck on our phones, tablets, and watches for hours on end, it slowly becomes our life, creating a sense of reality. To be unfollowed breaks a teenage girl’s heart, and having too little likes on his picture makes the boy a little less confident in himself. Social Media connects us with friends and family, but also strangers. It’s fun to text every now and then, but on a constant basis becomes a distraction costing lives. Yes, Social Media is an excellent way to stay in the circle of your social status, however it is often used negatively, bringing complications to our society. Most people are guilty of texting while driving. We become so absorbed in our technology that we begin to distract ourselves from important tasks, such as driving safely. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, in 2015 alone 3,477 lives were claimed because of texting and driving. All of those lives could have still been here today and this is only within the United States. Something as simple as putting down one’s mobile device can actually save a life. “During day light hours, approximately 660,000 drivers are …show more content…
People who were seeking fame can now do so easily by doing something they may regret in the future. “Clout”, a word commonly used amongst Generation Z, people born after 1996, means a heavy influence or power. These degenerates and moral lacking individuals seek clout to gain an audience on social media and eventually make money. John Robert Hill Jr., who goes by the alias of Boonk, is a south Florida resident who lives life on the edge. From stealing marijuana from drug dealers to stealing donuts from Dunkin Donuts Boonk always finds himself in a pickle which he acts on by running away. These stunt videos which got him arrested a couple times made him climb the charts to 2.8 million followers within the past few