Social Media Effects
Introduction
“Smartphones are used by almost everyone…” (Hillard 31). Technology allows for others to connect and obtain knowledge from all around the world. Back when there wasn’t a significant advancement of technology, social media was spread through the process of newspapers. With new technology now being created, advancements are beginning to spread rapidly around the globe. However, there are effects of the advancement of social media. Social media has effects such as limiting social interaction, mental illnesses, and physical dependency.
Social Effects
Various social problems occur from the use of social media. Since technology is always improving, new inventions are being made to accommodate the new social media craze. These new technologies develop more room for distractions, this prevents others to miss the things from everyday life happening. Due to a person involving their life
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People gain their happiness from using social media since they feel like they are connecting with others (“Emotional Health” 1). They feel like there is a need to have their devices with them at all times and that they will miss out on something important that happened. It also doesn’t help that due to the new forms of technology, almost everyone is now connected by a smartphone (Hillard 30).
Conclusion
Social media is progressing everyday, it 's gotten to the point where many people in society are connected in one way or another. Social media has caused for less people to interact face to face and build real life relationships. Standards have been set up over the years by people on social media, this creates eating disorders and even can cause depression. It can also cause for a person to feel more alone and even have problems creating relationships in the future. Social media is hidden behind a mask, it seems like a positive improvment, however, looking deeper there is an evil within